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... endeavour I have had the assistance not only of some of my particular friends , but of many other learned and ingenious men , by which I have been enabled to rectify some mistakes , and to enrich the Work with many valuable addi- tions ...
... endeavour I have had the assistance not only of some of my particular friends , but of many other learned and ingenious men , by which I have been enabled to rectify some mistakes , and to enrich the Work with many valuable addi- tions ...
Page 121
... endeavour to support what appears to me most consonant to grammar and reason . Ausonius thought that modesty forbade him to plead inability for a task to which Cæsar had judged him equal : Cur me posse negem , posse quod ille putat ...
... endeavour to support what appears to me most consonant to grammar and reason . Ausonius thought that modesty forbade him to plead inability for a task to which Cæsar had judged him equal : Cur me posse negem , posse quod ille putat ...
Page 367
... endeavour to preserve what is left us , -his example of piety and œconomy . I hope you make what enquiries you can , and write down what is told you . The little things which distinguish domestick characters are soon forgotten : if you ...
... endeavour to preserve what is left us , -his example of piety and œconomy . I hope you make what enquiries you can , and write down what is told you . The little things which distinguish domestick characters are soon forgotten : if you ...
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