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... opinion was asked by all who had no opinion of their own , and yet loved to debate and decide ; and no composition was supposed to pass in safety to posterity , till it had been secured by Minim's approbation . Minim professes great ...
... opinion was asked by all who had no opinion of their own , and yet loved to debate and decide ; and no composition was supposed to pass in safety to posterity , till it had been secured by Minim's approbation . Minim professes great ...
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... opinion , it often remains long in obscurity , and perhaps perishes unknown and unexamined . A few , a very few ... opinions , content them- selves with the secondary knowledge , which a convenient bench in a coffee - house can supply ...
... opinion , it often remains long in obscurity , and perhaps perishes unknown and unexamined . A few , a very few ... opinions , content them- selves with the secondary knowledge , which a convenient bench in a coffee - house can supply ...
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... opinion , eminently qualified by na- ture for such studies . He had , what is the first requisite to emend- atory ... opinions , and tradi- tions , seem to have been large ; and he is often learned without shew . He seldom passes what he ...
... opinion , eminently qualified by na- ture for such studies . He had , what is the first requisite to emend- atory ... opinions , and tradi- tions , seem to have been large ; and he is often learned without shew . He seldom passes what he ...
Contents
FROM THE PERIODICAL CRITICISM 175059 | 1 |
Rambler nos 86 88 and 90 Paradise Lost | 65 |
Preface To A Dictionary of the English Language 1755 | 101 |
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