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... tion ; which is universally acknowledged to have been eminently instructive and entertaining ; and of which the specimens that I have given upon a former occasion , have been received with so much approbation , that I have good grounds ...
... tion ; which is universally acknowledged to have been eminently instructive and entertaining ; and of which the specimens that I have given upon a former occasion , have been received with so much approbation , that I have good grounds ...
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... return from Stourbridge , he passed in what he thought idleness , and was scolded by his father for his want of steady applica- tion . He had no settled plan of life , nor looked forward at 40 HIS WIDE READING [ 1728 all , but merely.
... return from Stourbridge , he passed in what he thought idleness , and was scolded by his father for his want of steady applica- tion . He had no settled plan of life , nor looked forward at 40 HIS WIDE READING [ 1728 all , but merely.
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... tion of such extreme nicety . But I am satisfied with the just and discriminative eulogy pronounced upon it by my friend Mr. Courtenay . ' And with like ease his vivid lines assume The garb and dignity of ancient Rome.— Let college ...
... tion of such extreme nicety . But I am satisfied with the just and discriminative eulogy pronounced upon it by my friend Mr. Courtenay . ' And with like ease his vivid lines assume The garb and dignity of ancient Rome.— Let college ...
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... tion , that it may be doubted whether a day now passes , in which I have not some advantage from his friendship . ' At this man's table I enjoyed many cheerful and in- structive hours , with companions , such as are not often found ...
... tion , that it may be doubted whether a day now passes , in which I have not some advantage from his friendship . ' At this man's table I enjoyed many cheerful and in- structive hours , with companions , such as are not often found ...
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... tion , and be ever recollected by him as a circumstance of much importance . He amused himself , I remember , by computing how much more expence was absolutely necessary to live upon the same scale with that which his friend des- cribed ...
... tion , and be ever recollected by him as a circumstance of much importance . He amused himself , I remember , by computing how much more expence was absolutely necessary to live upon the same scale with that which his friend des- cribed ...
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