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... equal diversity in the dispositions and manners of mankind ; whence it comes to pass , that as many monstrous and absurd productions are found in the moral as in the intellectual world . How surprising is it to observe among the least ...
... equal diversity in the dispositions and manners of mankind ; whence it comes to pass , that as many monstrous and absurd productions are found in the moral as in the intellectual world . How surprising is it to observe among the least ...
Page 116
... equal patience ; but to which , it must likewise be confessed , that few would have been exposed who received punctually 5ol . a year : a salary which , though by no means equal to the demands of vanity and luxury , is yet found ...
... equal patience ; but to which , it must likewise be confessed , that few would have been exposed who received punctually 5ol . a year : a salary which , though by no means equal to the demands of vanity and luxury , is yet found ...
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... equal propriety , have placed Prudence and Justice before it , since without Prudence Fortitude is mad ; without Justice it is mischievous . As the end of method is perspicuity , that series is sufficiently regular that avoids obscurity ...
... equal propriety , have placed Prudence and Justice before it , since without Prudence Fortitude is mad ; without Justice it is mischievous . As the end of method is perspicuity , that series is sufficiently regular that avoids obscurity ...
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WILLIAM CONGREVE 1670172829 | 29 |
JOHN GAY 16881732 | 35 |
THOMAS YALDEN 16711736 | 53 |
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