Miscellaneous Works of the Late Dr. Arbuthnot, Volume 2W. Richardson and L. Urquhart, 1770 |
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... should · let him know , that a bad Imitation always wants the Air and Spirit of an Original , and that there is a wide Difference betwixt full Harmony and mak- ing a Noife.I know , fays he , your Expecta- · tions are very high , from ...
... should · let him know , that a bad Imitation always wants the Air and Spirit of an Original , and that there is a wide Difference betwixt full Harmony and mak- ing a Noife.I know , fays he , your Expecta- · tions are very high , from ...
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John Arbuthnot. of which I was declared principal Compofer to their Operas ; and should have enjoyed the fame Station in the Court Chapels and Publick Temples , only that Place could not be conferred upon a Fo- reigner Yet upon all ...
John Arbuthnot. of which I was declared principal Compofer to their Operas ; and should have enjoyed the fame Station in the Court Chapels and Publick Temples , only that Place could not be conferred upon a Fo- reigner Yet upon all ...
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... should be that of all Hiftorians , who would inform Pofterity , and eternize themfelves . But how few Writers confult their own Fame , or the Infor- mation of future Ages ! Our Author had both in View , as may be feen by his Accuracy ...
... should be that of all Hiftorians , who would inform Pofterity , and eternize themfelves . But how few Writers confult their own Fame , or the Infor- mation of future Ages ! Our Author had both in View , as may be feen by his Accuracy ...
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... should be fhed , but only to frighten away thefe Rivals from the Manor ; and indeed the Industry with which John Bull's fanguine Refolution was spread abroad by Hocus's Emiffaries , gives a Colour to the Suggestion . But though we may ...
... should be fhed , but only to frighten away thefe Rivals from the Manor ; and indeed the Industry with which John Bull's fanguine Refolution was spread abroad by Hocus's Emiffaries , gives a Colour to the Suggestion . But though we may ...
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... he intended to make , should he become more powerful , as he ne- ceffarily muft , fhould the Suit be commenced , and carried on fuccefsfully . CHAP . CHAP . VI . How John Bull was advised to 50 The Hiftory of John Bull .
... he intended to make , should he become more powerful , as he ne- ceffarily muft , fhould the Suit be commenced , and carried on fuccefsfully . CHAP . CHAP . VI . How John Bull was advised to 50 The Hiftory of John Bull .
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