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Page 63
... probably from the capital ; in the neighbourhood of which land is too dear to admit considerable extent of property . Men tire of expence that is obvious to few spectators . Still there is a more imminent danger that threat- ens the ...
... probably from the capital ; in the neighbourhood of which land is too dear to admit considerable extent of property . Men tire of expence that is obvious to few spectators . Still there is a more imminent danger that threat- ens the ...
Page 68
... probably true , that the possess- if he has any taste , must be the best designer of his own improvements . He sees his situation in all seasons of the year , at all times of the day . He knows where beauty will not clash with ...
... probably true , that the possess- if he has any taste , must be the best designer of his own improvements . He sees his situation in all seasons of the year , at all times of the day . He knows where beauty will not clash with ...
Page 79
... probably made in England . Walpole com- plained of Samuel Ireland , the father of the man who made the Shakespeare forgeries , as attempt- ing to pirate one other Strawberry Hill imprint , the Postscript to the Royal and Noble Authors ...
... probably made in England . Walpole com- plained of Samuel Ireland , the father of the man who made the Shakespeare forgeries , as attempt- ing to pirate one other Strawberry Hill imprint , the Postscript to the Royal and Noble Authors ...
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