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... essays in a monthly publication , " THE UNIVERSAL VISITER . ' Christopher Smart , with whose unhappy vacillation of mind he ... essay on the same subject , and which , though carried on as if by the same hand , is both in thinking and ...
... essays in a monthly publication , " THE UNIVERSAL VISITER . ' Christopher Smart , with whose unhappy vacillation of mind he ... essay on the same subject , and which , though carried on as if by the same hand , is both in thinking and ...
Page 187
... Essay on the Writings and Genius of Pope , Vol . I . " + " Hampton's Translation of Polybius ; " + " Blackwell's Memoirs of the Court of Augustus ; " + " Russel's Natural History of Aleppo ; " + " Sir Isaac Newton's Arguments in Proof ...
... Essay on the Writings and Genius of Pope , Vol . I . " + " Hampton's Translation of Polybius ; " + " Blackwell's Memoirs of the Court of Augustus ; " + " Russel's Natural History of Aleppo ; " + " Sir Isaac Newton's Arguments in Proof ...
Page 366
... Essay on Shakspeare , being mentioned ; -REYNOLDS . “ I think that essay does her honour . " JOHNSON . " Yes , Sir , it does her honour , but it would do nobody else honour . I have , indeed , not read it all . But when I take up the ...
... Essay on Shakspeare , being mentioned ; -REYNOLDS . “ I think that essay does her honour . " JOHNSON . " Yes , Sir , it does her honour , but it would do nobody else honour . I have , indeed , not read it all . But when I take up the ...
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