The Observer: Being a Collection of Moral, Literary and Familiar Essays, Volume 4C. Dilly, 1788 - Conduct of life |
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... writers of the middle comedy : Gene- ral observation upon these poets and the author's address to his readers upon this portion of his work -- 113 CVII . The notion of a certain humçurift that death might be avoided at will ; re- marks ...
... writers of the middle comedy : Gene- ral observation upon these poets and the author's address to his readers upon this portion of his work -- 113 CVII . The notion of a certain humçurift that death might be avoided at will ; re- marks ...
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... writer , who had pub- lished a collection of his memoirs and re- markable fayings with an account of his last ... writers adduced to shew how far natural re- ligion had enlightened mankind before revelation took place - - 176 CXIV ...
... writer , who had pub- lished a collection of his memoirs and re- markable fayings with an account of his last ... writers adduced to shew how far natural re- ligion had enlightened mankind before revelation took place - - 176 CXIV ...
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... writer gives fome account of the masters , who painted for this collection , and of the scenes they made choice of for their feveral pictures . " He tells us that Apelles was then living and in the vigour of his genius , though advanced ...
... writer gives fome account of the masters , who painted for this collection , and of the scenes they made choice of for their feveral pictures . " He tells us that Apelles was then living and in the vigour of his genius , though advanced ...
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... writers of the Greek stage . In N ° LXXVIII . I took leave of what is properly called The Old Comedy ; I am next to speak of that class of authors , who are generally stiled writers of The Middle Comedy . The fpirit of a free people ...
... writers of the Greek stage . In N ° LXXVIII . I took leave of what is properly called The Old Comedy ; I am next to speak of that class of authors , who are generally stiled writers of The Middle Comedy . The fpirit of a free people ...
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... writers , began to sweeten his gall , and , conforming to the ne- ceffity of the times , condescended to take up with the resource of parody , and wrote his Ulyffes upon the same system of reform ; no longer permitted to vent his fatire ...
... writers , began to sweeten his gall , and , conforming to the ne- ceffity of the times , condescended to take up with the resource of parody , and wrote his Ulyffes upon the same system of reform ; no longer permitted to vent his fatire ...
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