Enlightened England: An Anthology of Eighteenth Century LiteratureW.W. Norton, 1947 - 1248 pages |
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Page 80
... better sense , nor deserves a better character , than what the comedian declares of the like project in the affair of love- Nihilo plus agas Quam si des operam ut cum ratione insanias . * Not only the visionaries and enthusiasts of all ...
... better sense , nor deserves a better character , than what the comedian declares of the like project in the affair of love- Nihilo plus agas Quam si des operam ut cum ratione insanias . * Not only the visionaries and enthusiasts of all ...
Page 85
... better ( as he thought ) with such discourses than a chamber . Accordingly we took our evening walk in the fields ... better judge of the structure of things in general and of the order and frame of Nature ? Who better than yourself can ...
... better ( as he thought ) with such discourses than a chamber . Accordingly we took our evening walk in the fields ... better judge of the structure of things in general and of the order and frame of Nature ? Who better than yourself can ...
Page 110
... better formed either inside or outside than this island generally produces . But it is not wit , genius , or docility we want , but diligence , application , and assiduity . Abundance of hard and dirty labor is to be done , and coarse ...
... better formed either inside or outside than this island generally produces . But it is not wit , genius , or docility we want , but diligence , application , and assiduity . Abundance of hard and dirty labor is to be done , and coarse ...
Contents
The titles of certain selections appear in smaller type These selections | 2 |
Daniel Defoe | 11 |
Isaac Watts | 57 |
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