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Pagina 96
... supply . Nothing parti- cular is known of his intellectual operations while he was a statesman ; for , having every help and accom- modation at hand , he had no need of uncommon expedients . Being driven from all publick stations , he ...
... supply . Nothing parti- cular is known of his intellectual operations while he was a statesman ; for , having every help and accom- modation at hand , he had no need of uncommon expedients . Being driven from all publick stations , he ...
Pagina 116
... supply , are long ago exhausted ; and its inherent improbability always forces dissatisfaction on the mind . When ... supplies . Nothing can less display knowledge , or less exercise invention , than to tell how a shepherd has lost his ...
... supply , are long ago exhausted ; and its inherent improbability always forces dissatisfaction on the mind . When ... supplies . Nothing can less display knowledge , or less exercise invention , than to tell how a shepherd has lost his ...
Pagina 121
... supply the writer with the rudiments of narration , which he must improve and exalt by a nobler art , must animate by dramatick energy , and diversify by retrospection and anticipation ; morality must teach him the exact bounds , and ...
... supply the writer with the rudiments of narration , which he must improve and exalt by a nobler art , must animate by dramatick energy , and diversify by retrospection and anticipation ; morality must teach him the exact bounds , and ...
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