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His opinion concerning the duty of a poet is contained in his declaration , that “ he
would blot from his works any line , that did not contain some motive to virtue . ”
For his merit as a poet , we may refer with confidence to Johnson , whose life of ...
His opinion concerning the duty of a poet is contained in his declaration , that “ he
would blot from his works any line , that did not contain some motive to virtue . ”
For his merit as a poet , we may refer with confidence to Johnson , whose life of ...
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... he found there of Cavalleri ' s method of indivisibles , this being the first time he
had heard or seen any thing of that method , and conceived bopes of attaining by
it some assistance in the problem concerning the quadrature of the circle .
... he found there of Cavalleri ' s method of indivisibles , this being the first time he
had heard or seen any thing of that method , and conceived bopes of attaining by
it some assistance in the problem concerning the quadrature of the circle .
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A letter of Dr . Wallis concerning this cure was inserted in the “ Philosophical
Transactions ” of July 1670 . This was represented , as if he had vainly assumed
to himself the glory of teaching this young gentleman to speak , without taking
any ...
A letter of Dr . Wallis concerning this cure was inserted in the “ Philosophical
Transactions ” of July 1670 . This was represented , as if he had vainly assumed
to himself the glory of teaching this young gentleman to speak , without taking
any ...
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This he dedicated to lord Brouncker , with whom he lived in the most friendly
communication of studies till his lordship ' s death . In the same year , he gave the
first demonstration of that most important and useful problem , concerning " the ...
This he dedicated to lord Brouncker , with whom he lived in the most friendly
communication of studies till his lordship ' s death . In the same year , he gave the
first demonstration of that most important and useful problem , concerning " the ...
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This produced a fifth letter of the doctor ' s on the same subject , dated February
14 , 1690 - 1 . “ Observations ” were likewise made on these four letters
concerning the Trinity and Creed of Athanasius . This induced the doctor to write
a sixth ...
This produced a fifth letter of the doctor ' s on the same subject , dated February
14 , 1690 - 1 . “ Observations ” were likewise made on these four letters
concerning the Trinity and Creed of Athanasius . This induced the doctor to write
a sixth ...
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| Title | The General Biographical Dictionary:: Containing an Historical and Critical Account of the Lives and Writings of the Most Eminent Persons in Every Nation; Particularly the British and Irish; from the Earliest Accounts to the Present Time.. Volume 2 of The General Biographical Dictionary:: Containing an Historical and Critical Account of the Lives and Writings of the Most Eminent Persons in Every Nation; Particularly the British and Irish; from the Earliest Accounts to the Present Time, Alexander Chalmers |
| Author | Alexander Chalmers |
| Contributors | John Nichols, Nichols, Son, and Bentley |
| Publisher | J. Nichols and Son [and 29 others], 1817 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 8 Jan 2007 |
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