History of the English Language and Literature [by Robert Chambers]William and Robert Chambers, 1857 - 294 páginas |
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... Political Economy .. ... 3 6 6 ... 1 6 .... 2 0 Scientific Charts . Sheet THESE CHARTS - each measuring 40 by 27 inches , and containing upwards of twenty pictorial illustrations - are adapted to the Scientific Treatises in Chambers's ...
... Political Economy .. ... 3 6 6 ... 1 6 .... 2 0 Scientific Charts . Sheet THESE CHARTS - each measuring 40 by 27 inches , and containing upwards of twenty pictorial illustrations - are adapted to the Scientific Treatises in Chambers's ...
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... political observations , is also wor- thy of notice . His verses were more popular in their own time than those of the gayest court poets , being re- commended by a peculiar harshness and gloom , accordant with the feelings of a large ...
... political observations , is also wor- thy of notice . His verses were more popular in their own time than those of the gayest court poets , being re- commended by a peculiar harshness and gloom , accordant with the feelings of a large ...
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... political principles . It also bears a value as the first treatise in the English language which observed a strict methodical arrangement , and clear logical reasoning . The style perspicuous , forcible , and manly , evidently flows ...
... political principles . It also bears a value as the first treatise in the English language which observed a strict methodical arrangement , and clear logical reasoning . The style perspicuous , forcible , and manly , evidently flows ...
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... political treatises , which were not published till after his death . His poetry was the pro- duction of his earlier years , and possesses great merit . After his long imprisonment , he was allowed by the king to proceed upon an ...
... political treatises , which were not published till after his death . His poetry was the pro- duction of his earlier years , and possesses great merit . After his long imprisonment , he was allowed by the king to proceed upon an ...
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... political philosophy . Being a zealous friend of monarchy , he began in 1628 to publish a long series of works , designed to warn the people as to the consequences of their efforts for the re- duction of the royal power . The most ...
... political philosophy . Being a zealous friend of monarchy , he began in 1628 to publish a long series of works , designed to warn the people as to the consequences of their efforts for the re- duction of the royal power . The most ...
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