| 1763 - 592 pages
...Sir Henry Erfkine, Bart, and the Home. Another reafon why I chufe your fordihip for the fubjeft of this dedication, is that you are faid, by former dedicators, to cultivate with fuccefs the polite arts. They ought to have gone further, and to have (hewn how liberally you have rewarded all men of geniu*.... | |
| SEVERAL HANDS - 1763 - 604 pages
...illnature, humour, irony, and abufe. The reafon, fays he, why " I chufe your Lordfhip for the fubjeft of this dedication, is, that you are faid, by former...Dedicators, to cultivate with fuccefs the polite arts. They ought to have gone further, and to have {hewn how liberally you have rewarded all men of genius.... | |
| Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths - Books - 1763 - 630 pages
...illnature, humour, irony, and abufe. The reafbn, fays he, why •' I chufe yoar Lordlhip for the fubjeft of this dedication, is, that you are faid, by former...Dedicators, to cultivate with fuccefs the polite arts. They ought to have gone further, and to have (hewn how liberally you have rewarded all men of genius.... | |
| John Wilkes - Great Britain - 1767 - 300 pages
...Sir Henry Erftine, Bart, and the Home. Another reafon why I ehufc your Lordfhip for the fubject of this Dedication, is that you are faid, by former Dedicators, to cultivate with fuccefs the polite arts. They ought to have gone, further, and to have fhewn how liberally you have rewarded all men of genius.... | |
| 1768 - 478 pages
...Henry Erjkine, Bart, and the Home J. Another reafon why I chufe your Lordfliip for the fubjefl: of this dedication, is that you are faid,' by former...fparing and penurious is this praife ? Such literary aconomy is'really odious." They ought to have gone further, and to have fliewn how liberally you are... | |
| Augustus Henry Fitzroy Duke of Grafton, John Wilkes - Great Britain - 1769 - 344 pages
...Henry Erfkine, baronet, and the Home f. , Another reafon why I chufe your Lordfhip for the fubject of this dedication, is, that you are faid, by former...liberally you are pleafed to reward all men of genius. Malloch * and the Home have been •)• " The Rev. John Home, Efq; firft a preacher among the Scottifh... | |
| Augustus Henry Fitzroy Duke of Grafton, John Wilkes - Great Britain - 1769 - 348 pages
...Henry Erfkine, baronet, and the Home -f-. Another reafon why I chufe your Lordfhip for the fubject of this dedication, is, that you are faid, by former...fparing and penurious is this praife ? Such literary (economy is really odious. They ought to have gone further, and to have Ihewn how liberally you are... | |
| English liberty - 1769 - 430 pages
...Sir Henry Erfkine, Bart, and the Home. Another reafon why I chufe your Lordmip for the fubjec't of this dedication is, that you are faid, by former dedicators, to cultivate with fuccefs the polite arts. They ought to have gone further, and to have fhewn how liberally you have rewarded all men of genius.... | |
| Great Britain - 1769 - 728 pages
...Erfkine, Bart, and the Home. • ~f . ' * '•, Another reafon why I chufe your Lordmip for the fubjedl of this dedication is, that you are faid, by former dedicators, to cultivate with fuccefs the polite arts. They ought to have gone further, and to have {hewn ho.w liberally you. have rewarded all men of genius.... | |
| Great Britain - 1772 - 302 pages
...SOUND." || Var. Leti. s 1 1 L r. '- Another Another reafon why I chufs your Lordfhip for the fubject of this dedication, is, that you are faid, by former...odious. They ought to have gone further, and to have fliewn how liberally you are pleafed to reward all men of genius. Malloch * and the Home have been... | |
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