Essays in a Series of LettersH.G. Bohn, 1863 - 342 pages |
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... notes , with the same marks , with the difference only of being worth more guineas or fewer , they are mere particles of a class , mere pieces and bits of the great vulgar or the small ; they need not write their history , it may be ...
... notes , with the same marks , with the difference only of being worth more guineas or fewer , they are mere particles of a class , mere pieces and bits of the great vulgar or the small ; they need not write their history , it may be ...
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... note the counteraction of later ones ( where we have been sensible of it ) to the effect produced by the former ; and then to en- deavour to estimate the whole and ultimate influence . Considering the multitude of facts , sentiments ...
... note the counteraction of later ones ( where we have been sensible of it ) to the effect produced by the former ; and then to en- deavour to estimate the whole and ultimate influence . Considering the multitude of facts , sentiments ...
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... note is added subsequently to the first edition . It may be subjoined , in qualification of the reproach relative to the next article , —the condition of the poor , that during a later period there has been an increase of the attention ...
... note is added subsequently to the first edition . It may be subjoined , in qualification of the reproach relative to the next article , —the condition of the poor , that during a later period there has been an increase of the attention ...
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... Notes . Conquest of England , Thierry Diary , Evelyn . 14 18 Hesiod . - Pepys 15 34 Homer's Iliad . 34 Pope 30 Odyssey 34 Pope 30 Longus . 34 Moschus 36 Philo - Judæus 20 Pindar 35 • Plato Egypt , Lepsius 35 Sophocles 36 Ecclesiastical ...
... Notes . Conquest of England , Thierry Diary , Evelyn . 14 18 Hesiod . - Pepys 15 34 Homer's Iliad . 34 Pope 30 Odyssey 34 Pope 30 Longus . 34 Moschus 36 Philo - Judæus 20 Pindar 35 • Plato Egypt , Lepsius 35 Sophocles 36 Ecclesiastical ...
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... Notes . Portrait . 3s . 6d . Beaumont and Fletcher , a popular Selection from . By Leigh Hunt . 3s . 6d . Beckmann's History of Inventions , Discoveries , and Origins . Revised and enlarged , by Drs . Francis and Griffith , with Memoir ...
... Notes . Portrait . 3s . 6d . Beaumont and Fletcher , a popular Selection from . By Leigh Hunt . 3s . 6d . Beckmann's History of Inventions , Discoveries , and Origins . Revised and enlarged , by Drs . Francis and Griffith , with Memoir ...
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