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Side 9
... excellent description of the presages of a thunder storm in Beccaria , which I have copied in the Economy of Nature .. The moving pillars of sand in the desart , as de- scribed by Mr. Bruce , in his Travels , must in- terest any reader ...
... excellent description of the presages of a thunder storm in Beccaria , which I have copied in the Economy of Nature .. The moving pillars of sand in the desart , as de- scribed by Mr. Bruce , in his Travels , must in- terest any reader ...
Side 21
... , not only for some excellent poetry which it contains , though it is rather unequal , but for sound criticism , and much well - directed reading , particularly in the notes . " The dome expands ! Behold th ' historic sire HISTORY . 21.
... , not only for some excellent poetry which it contains , though it is rather unequal , but for sound criticism , and much well - directed reading , particularly in the notes . " The dome expands ! Behold th ' historic sire HISTORY . 21.
Side 48
... excellent his- torical records under this title , among which I particularly recommend " Ludlow's Memoirs " of the civil war , and Cromwell's usurpation . He is a most honest , clear , and interesting writer . It is astonishing that the ...
... excellent his- torical records under this title , among which I particularly recommend " Ludlow's Memoirs " of the civil war , and Cromwell's usurpation . He is a most honest , clear , and interesting writer . It is astonishing that the ...
Side 50
... excellent , and on the whole a well written work . It con- tains some of the best and most judicious poli- tical observations that are any where to be found . Though I am an infidel with respect to the charges against those ...
... excellent , and on the whole a well written work . It con- tains some of the best and most judicious poli- tical observations that are any where to be found . Though I am an infidel with respect to the charges against those ...
Side 54
... excellent pieces of biography in French : among these I do not class the Dictionary of Bayle ; for though it is a vast treasure of antient and modern learning , I think there never was a work composed with so little either of judgment ...
... excellent pieces of biography in French : among these I do not class the Dictionary of Bayle ; for though it is a vast treasure of antient and modern learning , I think there never was a work composed with so little either of judgment ...
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