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Page 47
... opinion wanders about the world , and sometimes finds reception among wise men ; an opinion that restrains the operations of the mind to particular regions , and supposes that a luckless mortal may be born in a degree of latitude too ...
... opinion wanders about the world , and sometimes finds reception among wise men ; an opinion that restrains the operations of the mind to particular regions , and supposes that a luckless mortal may be born in a degree of latitude too ...
Page 55
... opinion , too detestable to be read on the wall of a building dedicated to devotion . Atterbury , who succeeded him , being author of the inscription , permitted its reception . ' And such has been the change of publick opinion ...
... opinion , too detestable to be read on the wall of a building dedicated to devotion . Atterbury , who succeeded him , being author of the inscription , permitted its reception . ' And such has been the change of publick opinion ...
Page 152
... opinion , as the author says , of the best judges . It is dedicated , in a very elegant address , to Sir Charles Sedley ; in which he finds an opportunity for his usual complaint of hard treatment and unreasonable censure . Amboyna is a ...
... opinion , as the author says , of the best judges . It is dedicated , in a very elegant address , to Sir Charles Sedley ; in which he finds an opportunity for his usual complaint of hard treatment and unreasonable censure . Amboyna is a ...
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