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... causes it can have pro- ceeded , that " all ages have not been equally fertile in men of genius ; " that " the most eminent perfons in all kinds of profeffions have been always contem- poraries , flourishing in the fame period , which ...
... causes it can have pro- ceeded , that " all ages have not been equally fertile in men of genius ; " that " the most eminent perfons in all kinds of profeffions have been always contem- poraries , flourishing in the fame period , which ...
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... cause . In 1681 Dr. Hough was appointed chap- lain to the Duke of Ormond , Lord Lieutenant of Ireland ; in 1685 was col- lated to a prebend in the church of Wor- cefter . Two years after he was elected prefident of his college ...
... cause . In 1681 Dr. Hough was appointed chap- lain to the Duke of Ormond , Lord Lieutenant of Ireland ; in 1685 was col- lated to a prebend in the church of Wor- cefter . Two years after he was elected prefident of his college ...
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... cause of re ligion and morality fo much by his writ- ings , he replied , “ Madam , no man can know the ftate of another man's foul fo well as himfelf . " He faid alfo to a gen- tleman , a friend of mine , much about the fame time , that ...
... cause of re ligion and morality fo much by his writ- ings , he replied , “ Madam , no man can know the ftate of another man's foul fo well as himfelf . " He faid alfo to a gen- tleman , a friend of mine , much about the fame time , that ...
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... cause of religion and virtue . I am likewife an advocate for the clergy being promoted to the Epifcopal Bench at rather an earlier period of life than F. P. feems to approve ; that , in their full ftrength both of body and mind , they ...
... cause of religion and virtue . I am likewife an advocate for the clergy being promoted to the Epifcopal Bench at rather an earlier period of life than F. P. feems to approve ; that , in their full ftrength both of body and mind , they ...
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... causes of spouts , and that fpouts rife , then will they moft_cer- tainly appear agreeable to that figure given by Dr. Stewart , and from him by Dr. Franklin , perfectly perpendicular , jet - d'eau like ; —and fo furely fo , that I much ...
... causes of spouts , and that fpouts rife , then will they moft_cer- tainly appear agreeable to that figure given by Dr. Stewart , and from him by Dr. Franklin , perfectly perpendicular , jet - d'eau like ; —and fo furely fo , that I much ...
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Page 526 - I pass'd — and they were gone. Read, ye that run, the awful truth With which I charge my page ; A -worm is in the bud of youth, And at the root of age.
Page 249 - For having lived long, I have experienced many instances of being obliged by better information or fuller consideration to change opinions even on important subjects, which I once thought right, but found to be otherwise. It is therefore that the older I grow, the more apt I am to doubt my own judgment, and to pay more respect to the judgment of others.
Page 249 - I doubt, too, whether any other Convention we can obtain may be able to make a better Constitution. For when you assemble a number of men to have the advantage of their joint wisdom you inevitably assemble with those men all their prejudices, their passions, their errors of opinion, their local interests, and their selfish views.
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Page 391 - Wiltshire men overcame, but both dukes were slain, no reason of their quarrel written ; such bickerings to recount, met often in these our writers, what more worth is it than to chronicle the wars of kites or crows, flocking and fighting in the air?
Page 288 - From his contemporaries he neither courted nor received support : There is in his writings nothing by which the pride of other authors might be gratified, or favour gained ; no exchange of praise, nor solicitation of support.
Page 464 - Lordship's feelings upon such an occasion by our own, and considering, besides, that our numbers might be inconvenient, we desire, in this manner, affectionately to assure your Lordship, that we regret, with a just...
Page 318 - The drinker collects his circle ; the circle naturally spreads; of those who are drawn within it, many become the corrupters and centres of sets and circles of their own : every one countenancing, and perhaps emulating the rest, till a whole neighbourhood be infected from the contagion of a single example.
Page 463 - I am obliged to entreat your assistance. I am now under an arrest for five pounds eighteen shillings. Mr. Strahan, from whom I should have received the necessary help in this case, is not at home; and I am afraid of not finding Mr. Millar. If you will be so good as to send me this sum, I will very gratefully repay you, and add it to all former obligations. I am Sir, Your most obedient and most humble servant, SAMUEL JOHNSON. Gough Square, 16 March '.' In the margin of this letter there is a memorandum...
Page 379 - I own," added Helve"tius to me, "• although I knew the danger to be greater of harbouring him at Paris than at London ; and although I thought the family of Hanover not only the lawful sovereigns in England, but the only lawful sovereigns in Europe, as having the...