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Page 12
... nature than of my judg- ment . I never strain after allusion , or labo- riously beat the thicket for game : it springs around me in abundance ; and I am com- pelled to refuse more than I take . If I could show my readers what I reject ...
... nature than of my judg- ment . I never strain after allusion , or labo- riously beat the thicket for game : it springs around me in abundance ; and I am com- pelled to refuse more than I take . If I could show my readers what I reject ...
Page 19
... nature to exact my thanks , or to impress me with any strong idea of a just and honourable mind . Of one of my translations alone has he con- descended to speak ; and of this he has judged " " it right to speak in such a manner PREFACE .
... nature to exact my thanks , or to impress me with any strong idea of a just and honourable mind . Of one of my translations alone has he con- descended to speak ; and of this he has judged " " it right to speak in such a manner PREFACE .
Page 23
... own and to shine with the wealth of an- other , I could now make a splendid figure , and appear to be great beyond the design of my nature or the indulgence of my fortune . The high reputation of Dr. Parr for learning and for PREFACE . 23.
... own and to shine with the wealth of an- other , I could now make a splendid figure , and appear to be great beyond the design of my nature or the indulgence of my fortune . The high reputation of Dr. Parr for learning and for PREFACE . 23.
Page 32
... nature of these principles will be obviously and immediately apparent to my readers ; for I have made too explicit an avowal of my political creed , with refer- ence to the civil and the ecclesiastical system of which I am fortunately a ...
... nature of these principles will be obviously and immediately apparent to my readers ; for I have made too explicit an avowal of my political creed , with refer- ence to the civil and the ecclesiastical system of which I am fortunately a ...
Page 40
... nature , no accumulations of knowledge , no just and sacred appro- priation of talents can secure the distinguished mortal from those insults of posthumous ca- lumny , which may bring him down from the eminence that he has gained , and ...
... nature , no accumulations of knowledge , no just and sacred appro- priation of talents can secure the distinguished mortal from those insults of posthumous ca- lumny , which may bring him down from the eminence that he has gained , and ...
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