OR THE

BEST WORDS OF THE BEST AUTHORS.

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burning.glasses-to collect the diffused rays of wit and learning in
authors, and make them point with warmth and quickness upon the
reader's imagination.”-Swift.

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EIGHTH EDITION.

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