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Page 96
... opinion wanders about the world , and some- times 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 some- times 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 105
... opinion , too detestable to be read on the wall of a building dedi- cated 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 dedi- cated to devotion . Atterbury , who succeeded him , being author of the inscription , permitted its reception . ' And such has been the change of publick opinion ...
Page 382
... opinion , and his criticism it is seldom safe to contradict . He bestows just praise upon the Rise of Woman , the Fairy Tale , and the Pervigilium Veneris ; but has very properly remarked , that in the Battle of Mice and Frogs the Greek ...
... opinion , and his criticism it is seldom safe to contradict . He bestows just praise upon the Rise of Woman , the Fairy Tale , and the Pervigilium Veneris ; but has very properly remarked , that in the Battle of Mice and Frogs the Greek ...
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