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... , and so widely propagated , had its beginning from truth and nature , or from accident and prejudice ; whether it be decreed by the authority of reason , or the tyranny of ignorance , that of all the candidates for B 2.
... , and so widely propagated , had its beginning from truth and nature , or from accident and prejudice ; whether it be decreed by the authority of reason , or the tyranny of ignorance , that of all the candidates for B 2.
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tyranny of ignorance , that of all the candidates for literary praise , the unhappy lexicographer holds the lowest place , neither vanity nor interest incited me to enquire . It appeared that the province allotted me was , of all the ...
tyranny of ignorance , that of all the candidates for literary praise , the unhappy lexicographer holds the lowest place , neither vanity nor interest incited me to enquire . It appeared that the province allotted me was , of all the ...
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... ignorant of the metrical art of our ancient poets ; and since those who study their sentiments regret the loss of their numbers , it is surely time to provide that the harmony of the moderns may be more permanent . A new pronunciation ...
... ignorant of the metrical art of our ancient poets ; and since those who study their sentiments regret the loss of their numbers , it is surely time to provide that the harmony of the moderns may be more permanent . A new pronunciation ...
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... ignorance . Our inflections therefore are by no means con- stant , but admit of numberless irregularities , which in this Dictionary will be diligently noted . Thus fox makes in the plural foxes , but or makes oxen . Sheep is the same ...
... ignorance . Our inflections therefore are by no means con- stant , but admit of numberless irregularities , which in this Dictionary will be diligently noted . Thus fox makes in the plural foxes , but or makes oxen . Sheep is the same ...
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... ignorance . I expect that sometimes the desire of accuracy will urge me to superfluities , and sometimes the fear of prolixity betray me to omissions : that in the extent of such variety , I shall be often bewildered ; and in the mazes ...
... ignorance . I expect that sometimes the desire of accuracy will urge me to superfluities , and sometimes the fear of prolixity betray me to omissions : that in the extent of such variety , I shall be often bewildered ; and in the mazes ...
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