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On Education.
seemed to be filled with some substance which rendered it very •hard . There was no hair on the head , nor do I remertTber any in the liquor , though feathers , flowers , and herbs iu abundance were floating , the leaves and stalks of which appeared quite perfect , hue totally discoloured . The appearance of the feathers helped us to discover the cause of the chirk appearance of the face and throat .
The coffin was not placed in a position exactly horizontal , the feet being at least three inches lower than the head , the . greater part of the liquor consequently remained at the feet ; the pillow which supported the head , in process of time , decayed , 'and . the head , unsupported , fell back , lacerating the throat and neck , which with the face appeared to have been discoloured from the decay of the cloth or
substance that covered them . The javfs , when first discovered , were dosed , but , on being somewhat rudely touched , expanded , owing as was supposed , to the breaking of some bandage that bound them together ; when the jaws were opened , they exhibited a set . of teeth perfectly white , which was likewise the colour of tlie palate ,
and all the inside of the mouth . Whether the legs were crossed or not , must for ever remain a . doubt , though I am strongly of opinion that they were . ; for one of the gentlemen pushing a walking-stick rather briskly from tlie knees to the ancles , the left foot . separated from the leg somewhere about ihe ancles . The limbs were of excellent symmetry : the general appearance
of the whole body , conveyed the idea of hearty youth , not in die least emaciated by sickness . The whole length of the corps very little exceeded five feet , though the shell which inclosed it was five feet six inches within . —After the above remarks were made , the . church-doors were opened ; and the parishioners and others having satisfied their curiosity , the shell , and wooden coffin were fastened down , the leaden coffin was again soldered , and the whole left , as Hear as circumstances would admit , in statu quo . T . WHITE .
Sketches Of Foreign Literature.
SKETCHES OF FOREIGN LITERATURE .
PHILOSOPHICAL SPIRIT . TPIE philosophical spirit , which is nothingbut reason strengthened by experience , is of great service to those who write books which instruct people to avoid mistakes in composition , and to delect the errors committed by an author ; but it misleads us while we are judging of a poem in general . The beauties from which it derives its greatest merit are better felt than found
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On Education.
seemed to be filled with some substance which rendered it very •hard . There was no hair on the head , nor do I remertTber any in the liquor , though feathers , flowers , and herbs iu abundance were floating , the leaves and stalks of which appeared quite perfect , hue totally discoloured . The appearance of the feathers helped us to discover the cause of the chirk appearance of the face and throat .
The coffin was not placed in a position exactly horizontal , the feet being at least three inches lower than the head , the . greater part of the liquor consequently remained at the feet ; the pillow which supported the head , in process of time , decayed , 'and . the head , unsupported , fell back , lacerating the throat and neck , which with the face appeared to have been discoloured from the decay of the cloth or
substance that covered them . The javfs , when first discovered , were dosed , but , on being somewhat rudely touched , expanded , owing as was supposed , to the breaking of some bandage that bound them together ; when the jaws were opened , they exhibited a set . of teeth perfectly white , which was likewise the colour of tlie palate ,
and all the inside of the mouth . Whether the legs were crossed or not , must for ever remain a . doubt , though I am strongly of opinion that they were . ; for one of the gentlemen pushing a walking-stick rather briskly from tlie knees to the ancles , the left foot . separated from the leg somewhere about ihe ancles . The limbs were of excellent symmetry : the general appearance
of the whole body , conveyed the idea of hearty youth , not in die least emaciated by sickness . The whole length of the corps very little exceeded five feet , though the shell which inclosed it was five feet six inches within . —After the above remarks were made , the . church-doors were opened ; and the parishioners and others having satisfied their curiosity , the shell , and wooden coffin were fastened down , the leaden coffin was again soldered , and the whole left , as Hear as circumstances would admit , in statu quo . T . WHITE .
Sketches Of Foreign Literature.
SKETCHES OF FOREIGN LITERATURE .
PHILOSOPHICAL SPIRIT . TPIE philosophical spirit , which is nothingbut reason strengthened by experience , is of great service to those who write books which instruct people to avoid mistakes in composition , and to delect the errors committed by an author ; but it misleads us while we are judging of a poem in general . The beauties from which it derives its greatest merit are better felt than found