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Page 15
... lived an age or two ago • should return into the world again , he would real- ly want a dictionary to help him to understand his own language , and to know the true intrinfic va- lue of the phrase in fashion ; and would hardly , at ...
... lived an age or two ago • should return into the world again , he would real- ly want a dictionary to help him to understand his own language , and to know the true intrinfic va- lue of the phrase in fashion ; and would hardly , at ...
Page 31
... lived a favourite as his predeceffors , but had the pleasure to fee himself fucceeded by a long feries of lovers , who followed the widow Wildfire to the thirty - fe- venth year of her age , at which time there enfued a ceffation of ten ...
... lived a favourite as his predeceffors , but had the pleasure to fee himself fucceeded by a long feries of lovers , who followed the widow Wildfire to the thirty - fe- venth year of her age , at which time there enfued a ceffation of ten ...
Page 43
... lived in former ages , or converfe with any one who is emi- nent among our contemporaries , that is not an in- ftance of what I am faying . But as I have hitherto only argued against the partiality and injuftice of giving our judgment ...
... lived in former ages , or converfe with any one who is emi- nent among our contemporaries , that is not an in- ftance of what I am faying . But as I have hitherto only argued against the partiality and injuftice of giving our judgment ...
Page 80
... lived in conftant fear of them all : my good genius dictated to me to bring him ac- quainted with Doctor Gruel ; from that day he was always contented , because he had names for all his complaints ; the good Doctor furnished him • with ...
... lived in conftant fear of them all : my good genius dictated to me to bring him ac- quainted with Doctor Gruel ; from that day he was always contented , because he had names for all his complaints ; the good Doctor furnished him • with ...
Page 83
... lived within an emerald , and con- verted every thing that was near it to the highest per- fection it was capable of . It gives a luftre , fays he , to the fun , and water to the diamond . It irradiates e- very metal , and enriches lead ...
... lived within an emerald , and con- verted every thing that was near it to the highest per- fection it was capable of . It gives a luftre , fays he , to the fun , and water to the diamond . It irradiates e- very metal , and enriches lead ...
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