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... those whose Letters furnish this and the re- maining Books , are of themselves a fufficient recommendation of them . Locke , Shaftesbury , Pope , Swift , Addison , and a long lift of others , befides thofe enumerated in the title - page ...
... those whose Letters furnish this and the re- maining Books , are of themselves a fufficient recommendation of them . Locke , Shaftesbury , Pope , Swift , Addison , and a long lift of others , befides thofe enumerated in the title - page ...
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... those who fhould venture to give me reception + . May I one day have it in my power to make him a return to those generous fervices , which I shall ever most gratefully remember . I am just going to embark , and pur- pofe to pass ...
... those who fhould venture to give me reception + . May I one day have it in my power to make him a return to those generous fervices , which I shall ever most gratefully remember . I am just going to embark , and pur- pofe to pass ...
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... those principles for which I have admired you from your earliest youth and believe me , my friend , the malice of your ene- mies will only ferve to render your cha- racter fo much the more illuftrious . In the mean time , do me the ...
... those principles for which I have admired you from your earliest youth and believe me , my friend , the malice of your ene- mies will only ferve to render your cha- racter fo much the more illuftrious . In the mean time , do me the ...
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... those distinguished artists : it was from a firm perfuafion , that the works of thefe admired geniufes would do equal credit both to his reputation and their own . The utmost , however , that their art could perform , was to perpe ...
... those distinguished artists : it was from a firm perfuafion , that the works of thefe admired geniufes would do equal credit both to his reputation and their own . The utmost , however , that their art could perform , was to perpe ...
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... those parts of his conduct which merit approbation ; as he will be inclined entirely to pass over others which may deferve reproach . I must add , likewife , that what a writer fays to his own advantage , always carries with it a lefs ...
... those parts of his conduct which merit approbation ; as he will be inclined entirely to pass over others which may deferve reproach . I must add , likewife , that what a writer fays to his own advantage , always carries with it a lefs ...
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Page 474 - Now, sir, (continued Mr. Lintot,) in return to the frankness I have shown, pray tell me, is it the opinion of your friends at Court that my Lord Lansdown will be brought to the bar or not?" I told him I heard he would not, and I hoped it, my Lord being one I had particular obligations to. — " That may be," replied Mr. Lintot, " but by G , if he is not, I shall lose the printing of a very good trial.