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... writers of such tedious journals ever hope to reach pos- erity , or do they think that our descendants , whose attention will naturally be turned to their own concerns , can exhaust so much time in the examination of ours ? A plan of ...
... writers of such tedious journals ever hope to reach pos- erity , or do they think that our descendants , whose attention will naturally be turned to their own concerns , can exhaust so much time in the examination of ours ? A plan of ...
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... writer's wishes , if the present work be found a plain , unaffected narrative of facts , with just ornament enough to keep attention awake , and with reflection barely sufficient to set the reading upon thinking . Very moderate ...
... writer's wishes , if the present work be found a plain , unaffected narrative of facts , with just ornament enough to keep attention awake , and with reflection barely sufficient to set the reading upon thinking . Very moderate ...
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... writers in the gross : " Their whole merit ( says he ) consists in exaggeration , and often in extravagance : correct their pieces as you please , there still remains a leaven which corrupts the whole . They sometimes discover genius ...
... writers in the gross : " Their whole merit ( says he ) consists in exaggeration , and often in extravagance : correct their pieces as you please , there still remains a leaven which corrupts the whole . They sometimes discover genius ...
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The Preface to Dr Brookess Natural History | 94 |
Introduction to a New History of the World | 103 |
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