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Page 241
... easily de- ceive . He might have observed , that what is good only because it pleases , cannot be pronounced good till it has been found to please . Sir Martin Marall is a comedy , published without pre- face or dedication , and at ...
... easily de- ceive . He might have observed , that what is good only because it pleases , cannot be pronounced good till it has been found to please . Sir Martin Marall is a comedy , published without pre- face or dedication , and at ...
Page 345
... easily took in and surmounted the most subtle and knotty parts of mathematicks and meta- physicks . His wit was prompt and flowing , yet solid and piercing ; his taste delicate , his head clear , and his way of expressing his thoughts ...
... easily took in and surmounted the most subtle and knotty parts of mathematicks and meta- physicks . His wit was prompt and flowing , yet solid and piercing ; his taste delicate , his head clear , and his way of expressing his thoughts ...
Page 361
... easily collected . He therefore always knew what the present question required ; and when his friends expressed their wonder at his acquisitions , made in a state of apparent negligence and drunkenness , he never discovered his hours of ...
... easily collected . He therefore always knew what the present question required ; and when his friends expressed their wonder at his acquisitions , made in a state of apparent negligence and drunkenness , he never discovered his hours of ...
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