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... appear my steady and most accu- rate Friend Mr. BINDLEY - and it would be unjust were I not to particularize Dr. VINCENT , the very Reverend and learned Dean of Westminster ; the Rev. EDWARD BALME ; the Rev. WILLIAM BELOE ; EDWARD ...
... appear my steady and most accu- rate Friend Mr. BINDLEY - and it would be unjust were I not to particularize Dr. VINCENT , the very Reverend and learned Dean of Westminster ; the Rev. EDWARD BALME ; the Rev. WILLIAM BELOE ; EDWARD ...
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... appears to be the duty , and no less the interest , of every one who follows the humble profession of handling and vending books , to further the researches of the curious , as far as in him lies , by a proper arrangement of his ware ...
... appears to be the duty , and no less the interest , of every one who follows the humble profession of handling and vending books , to further the researches of the curious , as far as in him lies , by a proper arrangement of his ware ...
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... appears in other parts of the church , particu- larly in the painted glass , which he placed in the Western win- dow ; and in the new pulpit which adorns the space between the Octagon and Presbytery . His memory will be respected by his ...
... appears in other parts of the church , particu- larly in the painted glass , which he placed in the Western win- dow ; and in the new pulpit which adorns the space between the Octagon and Presbytery . His memory will be respected by his ...
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... appear to most folks , there are some who may think the profession of man - kil- ling not quite consistent with Christianity ? I am sure it is not with humanity ; and , for myself , I would prefer ( if I must be a dealer in blood ) ...
... appear to most folks , there are some who may think the profession of man - kil- ling not quite consistent with Christianity ? I am sure it is not with humanity ; and , for myself , I would prefer ( if I must be a dealer in blood ) ...
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... appears to have been his confidential friend , and to have been induced to draw up his Relation with a view , at least in part , of putting a stop to the injurious reports propagated , either through malice or ignorance , to the ...
... appears to have been his confidential friend , and to have been induced to draw up his Relation with a view , at least in part , of putting a stop to the injurious reports propagated , either through malice or ignorance , to the ...
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Seite 172 - will you please to eat a piece of beef with me ? ' ' Mr. Lintot,' said he, ' I am very sorry you should be at the expense of this great book, I am really concerned on your account.
Seite 172 - ... to their correction : this has given some of them such an air, that in time they come to be consulted with, and dedicated to, as the top Critics of the town.
Seite 171 - I'll think as hard as I can. Silence ensued for a full hour ; after which Mr Lintot lugged the reins, stopped short, and broke out, " Well, Sir, how far have you gone ?" I answered, Seven miles. " Z ds, Sir," said Lintot, " I thought you had done seven stanzas.
Seite 172 - Pray tell me next how you deal with the critics?' 'Sir,' said he, 'nothing more easy. I can silence the most formidable of them: the rich ones for a sheet a-piece of the blotted manuscript, which...
Seite 172 - I can never be sure in these fellows, for I neither understand Greek, Latin, French, nor Italian myself. But this is my way : I agree with them for ten shillings per sheet, with a proviso that I will have their doings corrected...
Seite 171 - See here, what a mighty pretty Horace I have in my pocket ! what if you amused yourself in turning an ode, till we mount again? Lord! if you pleased, what a clever Miscellany might you make at leisure hours ?" Perhaps I may, said I, if we ride on; the motion is an aid to my fancy, a round trot very much awakens my spirits; then jog on apace, and I'll think as hard as I can.
Seite 441 - MD left a perpetual rent charge of £21. per annum, upon sundry estates, for founding a Scholarship, to be paid clear of taxes and disbursements, to the Chancellor, Masters, and Scholars of the university. A candidate for this Scholarship must...
Seite 524 - England's ancient barons, clad in arms And stern witli conquest, from their tyrant king (Then render'd tame) did challenge and secure The charter of thy freedom.
Seite 138 - ORIGIN AND PROGRESS OF WRITING, as well Hieroglyphic as Elementary, Illustrated by Engravings taken from. Marbles, Manuscripts, and Charters, Ancient and Modern ; also Some Account of the Origin and Progress of Printing.
Seite 91 - I have sent you back Mr. Crabbe's Poem, which I read with great delight. It is original, vigorous, and elegant. The alterations which I have made I do not require him to adopt ; for my lines are, perhaps, not often better than his own ; but he may take mine and his together, and perhaps between them produce something better than either.