The history of England, from the earliest times to the death of George II.J. F.&C. Rivington, 1784 |
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... has hitherto fallen to the lot of very dull men ; and the art of blot- ting , which an eminent critic calls the moft difficult of all others , has been A 3 ufually ufually practifed by those who found themselves unable to write.
... has hitherto fallen to the lot of very dull men ; and the art of blot- ting , which an eminent critic calls the moft difficult of all others , has been A 3 ufually ufually practifed by those who found themselves unable to write.
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Oliver Goldsmith. ufually practifed by those who found themselves unable to write . Hence , our abridgments are generally more tedious than the works from which they pretend to relieve us , and they have effectually embarrassed that road ...
Oliver Goldsmith. ufually practifed by those who found themselves unable to write . Hence , our abridgments are generally more tedious than the works from which they pretend to relieve us , and they have effectually embarrassed that road ...
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... those ob- jections are partly true ; for it is impof- fible in the fame work , at once , to at- tain contrary advantages . The compi- ler who is ftinted in room , must often facrifice intereft to brevity ; and on the other hand , while ...
... those ob- jections are partly true ; for it is impof- fible in the fame work , at once , to at- tain contrary advantages . The compi- ler who is ftinted in room , must often facrifice intereft to brevity ; and on the other hand , while ...
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... those au- thors which are are best known , and those facts only have been felected which are allowed on all hands to be true . Were an epitome of history the field for dif playing erudition , the author could fhew that he has read many ...
... those au- thors which are are best known , and those facts only have been felected which are allowed on all hands to be true . Were an epitome of history the field for dif playing erudition , the author could fhew that he has read many ...
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... whether the diminution of kingly power in England tends to increase the happiness , or the freedom of the people . For my own part , from feeing the bad effects effects of the tyranny of the great in those republican PREFACE . Val.
... whether the diminution of kingly power in England tends to increase the happiness , or the freedom of the people . For my own part , from feeing the bad effects effects of the tyranny of the great in those republican PREFACE . Val.
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