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Page 84
... thing as it was heard , when Sprat could not refrain from amplifying a com- modious incident , though the book to which he prefixed his narrative contained its confutation . A memory admitting some things , and rejecting others , an ...
... thing as it was heard , when Sprat could not refrain from amplifying a com- modious incident , though the book to which he prefixed his narrative contained its confutation . A memory admitting some things , and rejecting others , an ...
Page 87
... things of real importance with real men and real women , and at that time did not much employ his thoughts upon phantoms of gallantry . Some of his letters to Mr Bennet , afterwards Earl of Arlington , from April to December in 1650 ...
... things of real importance with real men and real women , and at that time did not much employ his thoughts upon phantoms of gallantry . Some of his letters to Mr Bennet , afterwards Earl of Arlington , from April to December in 1650 ...
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... things are made familiar , and familiar things are made new . A race of aerial people , never heard of before , is presented to us in a manner so clear and easy , that the reader seeks for no further informa- tion , but immediately ...
... things are made familiar , and familiar things are made new . A race of aerial people , never heard of before , is presented to us in a manner so clear and easy , that the reader seeks for no further informa- tion , but immediately ...
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Introduction | 5 |
Authors Advertisement to the Third Edition | 13 |
Milton | 15 |
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