The Journal of a Voyage to LisbonA. Millar, 1755 - 276 páginas |
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... as they are the pro- duct of a genius that has long been your delight and entertain- It must be acknowledged that a lamp almost burnt out does not give fo steady and uniform a light , as when it it blazes in its full vigour ; but yet it ...
... as they are the pro- duct of a genius that has long been your delight and entertain- It must be acknowledged that a lamp almost burnt out does not give fo steady and uniform a light , as when it it blazes in its full vigour ; but yet it ...
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... must be understood to mean that only of such as have had good fenfe enough to apply their peregrinations to a proper ufe , fo as to acquire from them a real and va- luable knowledge of men and things ; both which are best known by compa ...
... must be understood to mean that only of such as have had good fenfe enough to apply their peregrinations to a proper ufe , fo as to acquire from them a real and va- luable knowledge of men and things ; both which are best known by compa ...
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... must point them out . I fhall lay down only one general rule , which I believe to be of univerfal truth between relator and hear- er , as it is between author and reader ; this is , that the latter never forgive any obfervation of the ...
... must point them out . I fhall lay down only one general rule , which I believe to be of univerfal truth between relator and hear- er , as it is between author and reader ; this is , that the latter never forgive any obfervation of the ...
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... must concur in the relator , they are certainly in a more eminent degree neceffary to the writer for here the narration admits of higher ornaments of ftile , and every fact and B 3 of The PREFACE . fome degree, an agreeable, as well as ...
... must concur in the relator , they are certainly in a more eminent degree neceffary to the writer for here the narration admits of higher ornaments of ftile , and every fact and B 3 of The PREFACE . fome degree, an agreeable, as well as ...
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... must confefs I should have honoured and loved Homer more had he written a true hiftory of his own times in hum- ble profe , than thofe noble poems that have so justly collected the praise of all ages ; for though I read these with more ...
... must confefs I should have honoured and loved Homer more had he written a true hiftory of his own times in hum- ble profe , than thofe noble poems that have so justly collected the praise of all ages ; for though I read these with more ...
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