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Page ix
... appear to be greatly mutilated . " It is probable that this ( although groundless ) relates to the edition of 1730 , published by Blackburn . It may , perhaps , be doubtful whether this is a MS . of the edition of 1597 or of 1606 ; but ...
... appear to be greatly mutilated . " It is probable that this ( although groundless ) relates to the edition of 1730 , published by Blackburn . It may , perhaps , be doubtful whether this is a MS . of the edition of 1597 or of 1606 ; but ...
Page x
... appears by the following letter : " To the most high and excellent prince , HENRY , " Prince of Wales , Duke of Cornwall , and Earl " of Chester . 66 " It may please your Highness , Having divided my life into the contemplative " and ...
... appears by the following letter : " To the most high and excellent prince , HENRY , " Prince of Wales , Duke of Cornwall , and Earl " of Chester . 66 " It may please your Highness , Having divided my life into the contemplative " and ...
Page xx
... appears to be a new work ; and though " it consists of short propositions mostly , yet I will be so pre- sumptuous as to say , that I think it now breathes the true spirit of our author ; and there seems to be an obvious reason why it ...
... appears to be a new work ; and though " it consists of short propositions mostly , yet I will be so pre- sumptuous as to say , that I think it now breathes the true spirit of our author ; and there seems to be an obvious reason why it ...
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... appear- ed in 1597. During his life , and since his death , it has been frequently reprinted . If the reader will com- pare the Meditation upon Atheism , in page 215 , with the Essay on Atheism , page 53 , and his obser- vation upon ...
... appear- ed in 1597. During his life , and since his death , it has been frequently reprinted . If the reader will com- pare the Meditation upon Atheism , in page 215 , with the Essay on Atheism , page 53 , and his obser- vation upon ...
Page xxv
... appear from the following extracts : 66 PRAISE OF KNOWLEDGE , PAGE 251 oF THIS VOL . " The truth of being , and the truth of knowing , " is all one : and the pleasures of the affections greater than the pleasures of the senses . 66 66 ...
... appear from the following extracts : 66 PRAISE OF KNOWLEDGE , PAGE 251 oF THIS VOL . " The truth of being , and the truth of knowing , " is all one : and the pleasures of the affections greater than the pleasures of the senses . 66 66 ...
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