English Prose of the Eighteenth CenturyCecil Albert Moore |
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... never sent to a college , or , through their irregularities and stupidity , never made the least im- provement while they were there . I have at least forty of the latter sort now in my eye ; several of them in this town , whose ...
... never sent to a college , or , through their irregularities and stupidity , never made the least im- provement while they were there . I have at least forty of the latter sort now in my eye ; several of them in this town , whose ...
Page 372
... never be too grave if we can be assured we are really what we suppose . And we can never too much honour or revere any- thing for grave if we are assured the thing is grave , as we apprehend it . The main point is to know always true ...
... never be too grave if we can be assured we are really what we suppose . And we can never too much honour or revere any- thing for grave if we are assured the thing is grave , as we apprehend it . The main point is to know always true ...
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... never entered the temple until they were dead ; some are praised for being excellent poets , who were never men- tioned except for their dulness when liv- ing ; others for sublime orators , who were never noted except for their ...
... never entered the temple until they were dead ; some are praised for being excellent poets , who were never men- tioned except for their dulness when liv- ing ; others for sublime orators , who were never noted except for their ...
Contents
PREFACE | 4 |
THE POOR MANS PLEA | 14 |
THE SHORTEST WAY WITH THE DISSENTERS | 23 |
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