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Page 145
... present at it , from the princes of the blood , to the very footmen . But ftill one difficulty remains , which is , that our common theatres are not large enough for it . There must be one erected on purpose , anfwered the Knight ; and ...
... present at it , from the princes of the blood , to the very footmen . But ftill one difficulty remains , which is , that our common theatres are not large enough for it . There must be one erected on purpose , anfwered the Knight ; and ...
Page 168
... present neglected for thofe redundant and verbose systems , which took their rife from Locke's Effay on the Human Understanding , is a mighty effort of the mind : in which are discovered the principal fources of the art of reasoning ...
... present neglected for thofe redundant and verbose systems , which took their rife from Locke's Effay on the Human Understanding , is a mighty effort of the mind : in which are discovered the principal fources of the art of reasoning ...
Page 191
... CONCERNING the particular encourage- ment given by Leo X. to polite literature , and the fine arts , I forbear to enlarge ; be- * The Architect . caufe cause a friend of mine is at present engaged in AND WRITINGS OF POPE . 191.
... CONCERNING the particular encourage- ment given by Leo X. to polite literature , and the fine arts , I forbear to enlarge ; be- * The Architect . caufe cause a friend of mine is at present engaged in AND WRITINGS OF POPE . 191.
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