An Essay on the Study of Antiquities: To which are Added Some Cursory Remarks on the Origin of Language in General, and of the Greek Language in ParticularJ. and J. Fletcher; D. Prince and J. Cooke; also by P. Elmsley, and B. White, London, 1781 - Archaeology - 44 pages |
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... themselves , and fome of the most valuable of which it is the envied boast of this Univerfity to poffefs , ) has brought to light Paintings , Statues , Coins , Marbles of private memorial as well , as public inftitution , Temples ...
... themselves , and fome of the most valuable of which it is the envied boast of this Univerfity to poffefs , ) has brought to light Paintings , Statues , Coins , Marbles of private memorial as well , as public inftitution , Temples ...
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... themselves to liberal curiofity , ever de- lighted with the delineation of new manners and the customs of lefs polished Ages . And as human nature is in some respects always the fame , we are pleased in these representations of an ...
... themselves to liberal curiofity , ever de- lighted with the delineation of new manners and the customs of lefs polished Ages . And as human nature is in some respects always the fame , we are pleased in these representations of an ...
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... themselves , for the most part , loft to all good tafte , they prevented the furrounding barbarifm of thofe dark Ages from entirely extinguishing the light of claffical learning : and that to them was owing the pre- • Hurd's Dialogue on ...
... themselves , for the most part , loft to all good tafte , they prevented the furrounding barbarifm of thofe dark Ages from entirely extinguishing the light of claffical learning : and that to them was owing the pre- • Hurd's Dialogue on ...
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... themselves to á neceffary , but elementary part of the Study , to which the col- lection and arrangement of their curiofities was only an intro- duction . Thus fixing themselves to one part of the Antiqua- rian pursuits , by a ...
... themselves to á neceffary , but elementary part of the Study , to which the col- lection and arrangement of their curiofities was only an intro- duction . Thus fixing themselves to one part of the Antiqua- rian pursuits , by a ...
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... themselves hot , ( to apply the obser- vation to the present inftance , ) before they can form the abftral idea of heat . So that though in reality the effect be preceded by the cause , the word by which they denoted the cause must have ...
... themselves hot , ( to apply the obser- vation to the present inftance , ) before they can form the abftral idea of heat . So that though in reality the effect be preceded by the cause , the word by which they denoted the cause must have ...
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