Lacon: or, Many things in few words, Volume 2Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme&Brown, 1822 |
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... proved that my book has been purchased at least , by the many , and I have testimonies far more gratifying , that it has not been disapproved of by the few . He that aspires to produce a work that shall in- struct and amuse the ...
... proved that my book has been purchased at least , by the many , and I have testimonies far more gratifying , that it has not been disapproved of by the few . He that aspires to produce a work that shall in- struct and amuse the ...
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... proving us to be so , our best retort is to prove them to be fools without condescending to call them so . XX . PEDANTRY crams our heads with learned lumber , and takes out our brains to make room for it . XXI . HE that pleases himself ...
... proving us to be so , our best retort is to prove them to be fools without condescending to call them so . XX . PEDANTRY crams our heads with learned lumber , and takes out our brains to make room for it . XXI . HE that pleases himself ...
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... proved to be false in its premises , absurd in its conclusions , and calamitous in its consequences , it must fall ; we cannot desire it , because it has nothing to allure , and we cannot believe it , because it has nothing to convince ...
... proved to be false in its premises , absurd in its conclusions , and calamitous in its consequences , it must fall ; we cannot desire it , because it has nothing to allure , and we cannot believe it , because it has nothing to convince ...
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... prove that the assertions which intervene between the first and the last , are as often false as they are true . And ... proving too much , proves nothing , and must fall by its own absurdity . " Circa Deos negligenter quippe addictus ...
... prove that the assertions which intervene between the first and the last , are as often false as they are true . And ... proving too much , proves nothing , and must fall by its own absurdity . " Circa Deos negligenter quippe addictus ...
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... proves it . 4 } Another great source of error , in this most important of all questions , is the mistaking of a strong but inexplicable connection , for an inseparable identity . But , in the first place , I should humbly conceive that ...
... proves it . 4 } Another great source of error , in this most important of all questions , is the mistaking of a strong but inexplicable connection , for an inseparable identity . But , in the first place , I should humbly conceive that ...
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