Memoirs of the Life, Writings, & Correspondence of William Smellie, Late Printer in Edinburgh, Secretary and Superintendent of Natural History to the Society of Scotish Antiquaries, Volume 2J. Anderson, 1811 |
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... appear ; and that the Editors have no more respect for the papers he opposes than for his own : And that he alludes to a bias , as the source of its not being inserted , which is certainly inexcusable in a periodical work , and which ...
... appear ; and that the Editors have no more respect for the papers he opposes than for his own : And that he alludes to a bias , as the source of its not being inserted , which is certainly inexcusable in a periodical work , and which ...
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... SMELLIE . DEAR BILL , No date . I DID not get your letter till late yester- day , though it is dated on Monday . The preface will do very well , and appears to me to be very correct ; but a few amendments occurred A 4 WILLIAM SMELLIE . 7.
... SMELLIE . DEAR BILL , No date . I DID not get your letter till late yester- day , though it is dated on Monday . The preface will do very well , and appears to me to be very correct ; but a few amendments occurred A 4 WILLIAM SMELLIE . 7.
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... appear . Dr FERGUSONS Roman History has been ad- vertised . The pomp and glitter , the point and antithesis , —and all the tawdry and me- retricious ornaments , which mark and dis- grace some popular historians , he avoids and disdains ...
... appear . Dr FERGUSONS Roman History has been ad- vertised . The pomp and glitter , the point and antithesis , —and all the tawdry and me- retricious ornaments , which mark and dis- grace some popular historians , he avoids and disdains ...
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... appear to the best ad- vantage ; when you send him the papers , send this note along with them ; and , as his servant can come out with them , it will not in the least delay the distribution of his The- ses , as he cannot put on the ...
... appear to the best ad- vantage ; when you send him the papers , send this note along with them ; and , as his servant can come out with them , it will not in the least delay the distribution of his The- ses , as he cannot put on the ...
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... appear that the interval of nine years , between these two editions of his poems , had been occupied in the country in private tuition . FROM the profits of this quarto edition of his poems , he was enabled to resume his stu- dies at ...
... appear that the interval of nine years , between these two editions of his poems , had been occupied in the country in private tuition . FROM the profits of this quarto edition of his poems , he was enabled to resume his stu- dies at ...
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Memoirs of the Life, Writings, & Correspondence of William Smellie ..., Volume 1 Robert Kerr Visualização completa - 1811 |
Memoirs of the Life, Writings, & Correspondence of William Smellie ..., Volume 2 Robert Kerr Visualização completa - 1811 |
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