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... Latin translation of Pope's Messiah , his London , and his Vanity of Human Wishes , imitated from Juvenal ; his Pro- logue on the opening of Drury - lane Theatre , by Mr. Garrick , and his Irene , a tragedy , they are very numerous ...
... Latin translation of Pope's Messiah , his London , and his Vanity of Human Wishes , imitated from Juvenal ; his Pro- logue on the opening of Drury - lane Theatre , by Mr. Garrick , and his Irene , a tragedy , they are very numerous ...
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... Latin accounts of the books were written by him ; acknowl . Abridgement , entitled Foreign History ; intern . evid . Essay on the Description of China from the French of Du Halde ; intern . evid . 1743. Dedication to Dr. Mead of Dr ...
... Latin accounts of the books were written by him ; acknowl . Abridgement , entitled Foreign History ; intern . evid . Essay on the Description of China from the French of Du Halde ; intern . evid . 1743. Dedication to Dr. Mead of Dr ...
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... Latin scholar , and a citizen so creditable as to be made one of the magistrates of Lichfield ; and , being a man of good sense , and skill in his trade , he acquired a reasonable share of wealth , of which , however , he after- wards ...
... Latin scholar , and a citizen so creditable as to be made one of the magistrates of Lichfield ; and , being a man of good sense , and skill in his trade , he acquired a reasonable share of wealth , of which , however , he after- wards ...
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... Latin with Mr. Hawkins , usher or under master of Lichfield school , " a man , " said he , " very skilful in his little way . " With him he continued two years , and then rose to be under the care of Mr. Hunter , the head master , who ...
... Latin with Mr. Hawkins , usher or under master of Lichfield school , " a man , " said he , " very skilful in his little way . " With him he continued two years , and then rose to be under the care of Mr. Hunter , the head master , who ...
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... Latin for a candlestick , which the boy could not expect to be asked . Now , sir , if a boy could answer every question , there would be no need of a master to teach him . " It is , however , but justice to the memory of Mr. Hunter to ...
... Latin for a candlestick , which the boy could not expect to be asked . Now , sir , if a boy could answer every question , there would be no need of a master to teach him . " It is , however , but justice to the memory of Mr. Hunter to ...
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