The Gentleman's Magazine, and Historical Chronicle, for the Year ..., Том 89, Част 2Edw. Cave, 1736-[1868], 1819 |
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... equally certain that Sir John would not desire you to hold it uuder those circumstances . But , if no such in- convenience should arise , it would be a satisfaction to him to have dis- charged his trust in the most repu- table manner ...
... equally certain that Sir John would not desire you to hold it uuder those circumstances . But , if no such in- convenience should arise , it would be a satisfaction to him to have dis- charged his trust in the most repu- table manner ...
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... equally perfect , whether viewed on one side or the other . Those delicate fabrics which Lady Mary Wortley Montague and other travellers have described , and of which many beautiful specimens have been at different times brought to ...
... equally perfect , whether viewed on one side or the other . Those delicate fabrics which Lady Mary Wortley Montague and other travellers have described , and of which many beautiful specimens have been at different times brought to ...
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... equally with the variety and beauty of his similes , may be thought instrumental in preserving the great- ness and majesty of his fable ; although it must , on the other hand ; be owned that he occasionally sinks into a lan- guor and ...
... equally with the variety and beauty of his similes , may be thought instrumental in preserving the great- ness and majesty of his fable ; although it must , on the other hand ; be owned that he occasionally sinks into a lan- guor and ...
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... equally great , and , in Newton's own style ; but few persons regard or know the name of Napier . Of this description of persons was Aristotle . His mind was colossal , but he wrote not for the general publick ; and , from a proneness ...
... equally great , and , in Newton's own style ; but few persons regard or know the name of Napier . Of this description of persons was Aristotle . His mind was colossal , but he wrote not for the general publick ; and , from a proneness ...
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... equally celebrated for their learning and discernment , Epicurus in vain pro- nounces men as springing up from the soil like reptiles and mushrooms - others , the eternal generation of mankind- others , of the doctrine of inevitable ne ...
... equally celebrated for their learning and discernment , Epicurus in vain pro- nounces men as springing up from the soil like reptiles and mushrooms - others , the eternal generation of mankind- others , of the doctrine of inevitable ne ...
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