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Page vii
... manners , but " rather ( as I suppose ) medicinable . Onely I dis- " liked now to put them out , because they will be " like the late newe halfepence , which though the " siluer were good , yet the pieces were small . But " since they ...
... manners , but " rather ( as I suppose ) medicinable . Onely I dis- " liked now to put them out , because they will be " like the late newe halfepence , which though the " siluer were good , yet the pieces were small . But " since they ...
Page xiii
... Essays are more extensive than the Essays in the preceding editions , according to the manner of There is a copy in the British Museum , and in the Bod- leian ; and I have a copy . the author , who says , " I always alter PREFACE . xiii 40.
... Essays are more extensive than the Essays in the preceding editions , according to the manner of There is a copy in the British Museum , and in the Bod- leian ; and I have a copy . the author , who says , " I always alter PREFACE . xiii 40.
Page xiv
... manner , I always alter when I add : So that nothing is " finish'd ' till all is finish'd . This I have wrote in the midst of a " Term and Parliament ; thinking no time so possess'd , but " that I should talk of these Matters with so ...
... manner , I always alter when I add : So that nothing is " finish'd ' till all is finish'd . This I have wrote in the midst of a " Term and Parliament ; thinking no time so possess'd , but " that I should talk of these Matters with so ...
Page xvi
... manner purpose to continue them ; though I am " not ignorant that those kind of writings would , " with less pains and assiduity , perhaps yield more " lustre and reputation to my name than the others " I have in hand ; but I judge the ...
... manner purpose to continue them ; though I am " not ignorant that those kind of writings would , " with less pains and assiduity , perhaps yield more " lustre and reputation to my name than the others " I have in hand ; but I judge the ...
Page xvii
... manner enlarged and enriched both in Number and Weight , that it is " in effect , a new Work . I kiss your hands , and remain 26 Your most Affectionate friend and most humble Servant , & c . * Baconiana , page 60 . " The Essays , or ...
... manner enlarged and enriched both in Number and Weight , that it is " in effect , a new Work . I kiss your hands , and remain 26 Your most Affectionate friend and most humble Servant , & c . * Baconiana , page 60 . " The Essays , or ...
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