The Critical Review, Or, Annals of LiteratureW. Simpkin and R. Marshall, 1808 - English literature |
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... by insight into human nature , or by a comprehensive view of the moral constitution of the world , to render him equal ... part in the new combinations of things , and the extraordinary æra of human affairs in which he was placed .
... by insight into human nature , or by a comprehensive view of the moral constitution of the world , to render him equal ... part in the new combinations of things , and the extraordinary æra of human affairs in which he was placed .
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As the grand features of external nature are universal and permanent , so , with a few variations , arising from accidental circumstances , the leading features of the human mind have been found to be nearly similar , in every age and ...
As the grand features of external nature are universal and permanent , so , with a few variations , arising from accidental circumstances , the leading features of the human mind have been found to be nearly similar , in every age and ...
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... aimed at illustrating philosophy , and developing human reasonings and reflections , and the principles of human action , than describing new and strange events linked together , and conducing to forward one main plot or fable .
... aimed at illustrating philosophy , and developing human reasonings and reflections , and the principles of human action , than describing new and strange events linked together , and conducing to forward one main plot or fable .
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| Title | The Critical Review, Or, Annals of Literature English literary periodicals |
| Contributor | Tobias Smollett |
| Publisher | W. Simpkin and R. Marshall, 1808 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | Jul 24, 2007 |
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