London Magazine: Or, Gentleman's Monthly Intelligencer..., Volume 1C. Ackers, 1735 |
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... honour of the priesthood , and exempted the ftudents of philofophy from taxes . Epicurus is reckoned of the Italian fchool , becaufe of the advantages he derived from Democritus , though he paffed the greatest part of his life at Athens ...
... honour of the priesthood , and exempted the ftudents of philofophy from taxes . Epicurus is reckoned of the Italian fchool , becaufe of the advantages he derived from Democritus , though he paffed the greatest part of his life at Athens ...
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... honour to his understanding , and , as far as can be judged at this distance of time , are written in a good attic ftyle . The philofophical opinions of Epicurus were , as has already been faid , nearly_the_fame as thofe of De- mocritus ...
... honour to his understanding , and , as far as can be judged at this distance of time , are written in a good attic ftyle . The philofophical opinions of Epicurus were , as has already been faid , nearly_the_fame as thofe of De- mocritus ...
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... honours of the proudly great ? The laurel - wreath which decks the poet's braw ! The breath of incenfe , and the pride ... honour , fortune , life , and fame . Affift me Virtue ; Goddess heavenly bright ! By thee illumin'd , let my bofom ...
... honours of the proudly great ? The laurel - wreath which decks the poet's braw ! The breath of incenfe , and the pride ... honour , fortune , life , and fame . Affift me Virtue ; Goddess heavenly bright ! By thee illumin'd , let my bofom ...
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... Honour with a steady eye , Elegant fimplicity : Sympathy , that measure keeps , Smiles , with joy , with anguifh weeps ! " Thefe allure the captive fwain , And shall well reward his pain , If the object of his heart , Hear the vow , and ...
... Honour with a steady eye , Elegant fimplicity : Sympathy , that measure keeps , Smiles , with joy , with anguifh weeps ! " Thefe allure the captive fwain , And shall well reward his pain , If the object of his heart , Hear the vow , and ...
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... honour to the author's tafte and feelings ; but for these we must re- fer our readers to the work itself . We fhall , however , conclude this article with our author's character and account of Robinson Crufoe : " Of serious romances ...
... honour to the author's tafte and feelings ; but for these we must re- fer our readers to the work itself . We fhall , however , conclude this article with our author's character and account of Robinson Crufoe : " Of serious romances ...
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