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... These gentlemen , fays he , value them- felves upon being critics in ruft , and will undertake to tell you the different ages of it , by its colour . They are poffeffed with a kind of learned avarice , and are for getting together ...
... These gentlemen , fays he , value them- felves upon being critics in ruft , and will undertake to tell you the different ages of it , by its colour . They are poffeffed with a kind of learned avarice , and are for getting together ...
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... these you may add the genies of nations , provinces , cities , high - ways , and the like allegorical beings . In devices of this nature one fees a pretty poetical invention , and may often find as much thought on the reverse of a medal ...
... these you may add the genies of nations , provinces , cities , high - ways , and the like allegorical beings . In devices of this nature one fees a pretty poetical invention , and may often find as much thought on the reverse of a medal ...
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... these weighty subjects ! To fet them in their natural light , let us fancy , if you please , that about a thousand years hence , fome profound author shall write a learned treatise on the habits of the present write 10 DIALOGUES upon ...
... these weighty subjects ! To fet them in their natural light , let us fancy , if you please , that about a thousand years hence , fome profound author shall write a learned treatise on the habits of the present write 10 DIALOGUES upon ...
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... these affairs is in itself very little improving , but as it is impoffible without it to understand several parts of your ancient authors , it certainly hath its use . It is pity indeed there is not a nearer way of coming at it . I have ...
... these affairs is in itself very little improving , but as it is impoffible without it to understand several parts of your ancient authors , it certainly hath its use . It is pity indeed there is not a nearer way of coming at it . I have ...
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... These are , fays Cynthio , I fuppofe the names of three Roman taylors : For is it poffible men of learning can have any difputes of this nature ? May not we as well believe that hereafter the whole learned world will be divided upon the ...
... These are , fays Cynthio , I fuppofe the names of three Roman taylors : For is it poffible men of learning can have any difputes of this nature ? May not we as well believe that hereafter the whole learned world will be divided upon the ...
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Ægyptus againſt ancient Apoſtles becauſe Befides chriftians Claud Claudian confefs confideration Creech cuſtoms dæmons defcription defign Difciples Dryden Emperor enemy fame fancy fatire fays Cynthio fays Eugenius fays Philander fecond feen fenfe feveral fhall fhew fhort fide figure fince firft firſt fome France French ftand ftill ftrength fubject fuch fufferings fuppofe greateſt hand hath heathen himſelf hiſtory honour infcription Irenæus itſelf Judæa King laft laſt learned lived loft mentioned miracles modern medals moſt muſt myſelf obferve occafion old coins Ovid paffage Pagan Parthia peace perfons philofophers pleaſe poets prefent preſerved publiſhed raiſed reaſon religion reprefented rifing Roman Rome S. C. Reverſe Saviour Saviour's hiftory ſee ſeen ſeveral ſhall ſhould ſhows Silius Italicus Spanish monarchy ſpeak ſtand ſtate ſtill Tertullian thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe thouſand tion Trajan uſe veftes verfe Virg Virgil