An Account of the Life and Writings of James Beattie, LL.D. Late Professor of Moral Philosophy and Logic in the Marischal College and University of Aberdeen: Including Many of His Original Letters. In Three Volumes, Volume 2Arch. Constable and Company, Edinburgh; Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, T. Cadell and W. Davies, and John Murray, London., 1807 - 388 pages |
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... Mansfield's zeal for Dr Beattie . I do not consi- der myself at liberty to mention who my corre- spondent is ; he is a man not much given to ap- plaud indiscriminately , and one who thinks high- ly of LIFE OF DR BEATTIE . 15.
... Mansfield's zeal for Dr Beattie . I do not consi- der myself at liberty to mention who my corre- spondent is ; he is a man not much given to ap- plaud indiscriminately , and one who thinks high- ly of LIFE OF DR BEATTIE . 15.
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... given , of the rise and progress of the affair . I told him , " that it was a thing " of a private nature entirely ; projected , not by 66 me , but by some of my friends , who had con- " descended to charge themselves with the whole ...
... given , of the rise and progress of the affair . I told him , " that it was a thing " of a private nature entirely ; projected , not by 66 me , but by some of my friends , who had con- " descended to charge themselves with the whole ...
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... to forward . I thank him for his generosity , of which , indeed , I have a very affecting sense : but I tell him , that , by the advice of my best friends , I have given up all thoughts of entering 52 LIFE OF DR BEATTIE .
... to forward . I thank him for his generosity , of which , indeed , I have a very affecting sense : but I tell him , that , by the advice of my best friends , I have given up all thoughts of entering 52 LIFE OF DR BEATTIE .
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... given up all thoughts of entering into the church , many months ago . " I am much obliged to you , madam , for your agreeable account of the charitable society , lately established in the neighbourhood of St James's . It is , as you ...
... given up all thoughts of entering into the church , many months ago . " I am much obliged to you , madam , for your agreeable account of the charitable society , lately established in the neighbourhood of St James's . It is , as you ...
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... given the sweetest graces of poetry to the severest and gravest subjects . It does not surprise me to see garlands of roses bloom on the brow of youth , beauty , and pleasure ; but to see them so gracefully adorn the hoary head of the ...
... given the sweetest graces of poetry to the severest and gravest subjects . It does not surprise me to see garlands of roses bloom on the brow of youth , beauty , and pleasure ; but to see them so gracefully adorn the hoary head of the ...
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