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I have heard it observed with great justness that every book is of a different kind , and that each has its distinct and characteristical excellence ' . 22 My business is only with his poems . He considered Cowley as a model ...
I have heard it observed with great justness that every book is of a different kind , and that each has its distinct and characteristical excellence ' . 22 My business is only with his poems . He considered Cowley as a model ...
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SAVAGE IT has been observed in all ages that the advantages of nature 1 or of fortune have contributed very little to the promotion of happiness ; and that those whom the splendour of their rank or the extent of their capacity have ...
SAVAGE IT has been observed in all ages that the advantages of nature 1 or of fortune have contributed very little to the promotion of happiness ; and that those whom the splendour of their rank or the extent of their capacity have ...
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141 It may , however , be observed that he did not appear to have formed very elevated ideas of those to whom the administration of affairs or the conduct of parties has been intrusted ; who have been considered as the advocates of the ...
141 It may , however , be observed that he did not appear to have formed very elevated ideas of those to whom the administration of affairs or the conduct of parties has been intrusted ; who have been considered as the advocates of the ...
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