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Page 56
... observed an affected contempt of the ancients , and a supercilious derision of transmitted knowledge . Of this ... observations ; of which , though many are true and certain , yet they signify nothing , and may afford diversion , but no ...
... observed an affected contempt of the ancients , and a supercilious derision of transmitted knowledge . Of this ... observations ; of which , though many are true and certain , yet they signify nothing , and may afford diversion , but no ...
Page 57
... Observations on the Desirableness and Necessity of a Supernatural Revelation . " This was the last book that he ... observation , that malignity takes hold only of his writings , and that his life passed without re- proach , even when ...
... Observations on the Desirableness and Necessity of a Supernatural Revelation . " This was the last book that he ... observation , that malignity takes hold only of his writings , and that his life passed without re- proach , even when ...
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... observed , to show what his father was not , than what he was . It is allowed that he grew rich by trade ; but whether in a shop or on the Exchange was never discovered till Mr. Tyers told , on the authority of Mrs. Racket , that he was ...
... observed , to show what his father was not , than what he was . It is allowed that he grew rich by trade ; but whether in a shop or on the Exchange was never discovered till Mr. Tyers told , on the authority of Mrs. Racket , that he was ...
Page 76
... observation as that work exhibits . On this poem Dennis afterwards published some remarks , of which the most reasonable is that some of the lines represent motion as exhibited by sculpture . Of the Epistle from " Eloisa to Abelard ...
... observation as that work exhibits . On this poem Dennis afterwards published some remarks , of which the most reasonable is that some of the lines represent motion as exhibited by sculpture . Of the Epistle from " Eloisa to Abelard ...
Page 93
... observations ; that I had been thinking over the passages almost ever since , and could not guess at what it was that offended his lordship in either of them . Garth laughed heartily at my embarrassment : said I had not been long enough ...
... observations ; that I had been thinking over the passages almost ever since , and could not guess at what it was that offended his lordship in either of them . Garth laughed heartily at my embarrassment : said I had not been long enough ...
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