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... arts . It has certainly a very juft ufe , when em- ployed in perpetuating the resemblances of that part of our fpecies , who have distin- guished guished themselves in their respective ge- nerations . To be 8 LETTER II .
... arts . It has certainly a very juft ufe , when em- ployed in perpetuating the resemblances of that part of our fpecies , who have distin- guished guished themselves in their respective ge- nerations . To be 8 LETTER II .
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William Melmoth. guished themselves in their respective ge- nerations . To be defirous of an acquaint- ance with the persons of those who have recommended themselves by their writ- ings or their actions to our esteem and ap- plause , is ...
William Melmoth. guished themselves in their respective ge- nerations . To be defirous of an acquaint- ance with the persons of those who have recommended themselves by their writ- ings or their actions to our esteem and ap- plause , is ...
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... respective organs dif- tinctly proclaims them the objects of the divine benevolence , and therefore that they justly ought to be so of ours . I am , & c . Y LETTER XVII , To the Same . Feb. 1 , 1738 . ou see how much I trüft to your ...
... respective organs dif- tinctly proclaims them the objects of the divine benevolence , and therefore that they justly ought to be so of ours . I am , & c . Y LETTER XVII , To the Same . Feb. 1 , 1738 . ou see how much I trüft to your ...
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... respective legacies with great fatisfaction . It happened that Charixenus died a few days after his friend the teftator ; the furvivorship therefore taking place in favour of Aretheus , he ac- cordingly not only took upon himself the ...
... respective legacies with great fatisfaction . It happened that Charixenus died a few days after his friend the teftator ; the furvivorship therefore taking place in favour of Aretheus , he ac- cordingly not only took upon himself the ...
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... respective characters : Boadicea in armour is , to me at least , as extravagant a fight , as Achilles in petticoats . IN determining , therefore , the compa- rative merit of the two fexes , it is no dero- gation from female excellency ...
... respective characters : Boadicea in armour is , to me at least , as extravagant a fight , as Achilles in petticoats . IN determining , therefore , the compa- rative merit of the two fexes , it is no dero- gation from female excellency ...
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