The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: With Murphy's Essay, Volume 6Cowie, 1825 |
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... tion of its founder appropriated to divinity . It is said to be capable of containing fifty students ; but more than one must occupy a chamber . The library , which is of late erection , is not very spacious , but elegant and luminous ...
... tion of its founder appropriated to divinity . It is said to be capable of containing fifty students ; but more than one must occupy a chamber . The library , which is of late erection , is not very spacious , but elegant and luminous ...
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... tion of tenets and of facts was reserved for another ge- neration . Boethius , as president of the university , enjoyed a re- venue of forty Scottish marks , about two pounds four shillings and sixpence of sterling money . In the pre ...
... tion of tenets and of facts was reserved for another ge- neration . Boethius , as president of the university , enjoyed a re- venue of forty Scottish marks , about two pounds four shillings and sixpence of sterling money . In the pre ...
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... tion of Aristotle's Politicks by Leonardus Aretinus , written in the Roman character with nicety and beauty , which , as the art of printing has made them no longer necessary , are not now to be found . This was one of the latest ...
... tion of Aristotle's Politicks by Leonardus Aretinus , written in the Roman character with nicety and beauty , which , as the art of printing has made them no longer necessary , are not now to be found . This was one of the latest ...
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... tion visited Calder Castle , from which Macbeth drew his second title . It has been formerly a place of strength . The drawbridge is still to be seen , but the moat is now dry . The tower is very ancient . Its walls are of great ...
... tion visited Calder Castle , from which Macbeth drew his second title . It has been formerly a place of strength . The drawbridge is still to be seen , but the moat is now dry . The tower is very ancient . Its walls are of great ...
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... tion of innumerable streams that fall in rainy weather from the hills , and bursting away with resistless impetuosity , make themselves a passage proportionate to their mass . Such capricious and temporary waters cannot be ex- pected to ...
... tion of innumerable streams that fall in rainy weather from the hills , and bursting away with resistless impetuosity , make themselves a passage proportionate to their mass . Such capricious and temporary waters cannot be ex- pected to ...
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