A Tale of a Tub: And An Account of a Battel Between the Ancient and Modern Books in St. James's Library, and A Discourse Concerning the Mechanical Operation of the SpiritGarland Pub., 1972 - 331 pages This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. |
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Page 80
... Antients , and given us a comprehenfive Se Wotton Lift of them . Befides , they Modern Learning . have proved beyond Con- tradiction , that the very finest Things delivered of old , have been long fince invented , and brought to Light ...
... Antients , and given us a comprehenfive Se Wotton Lift of them . Befides , they Modern Learning . have proved beyond Con- tradiction , that the very finest Things delivered of old , have been long fince invented , and brought to Light ...
Page 81
... Antients can justly pretend to ; and takes off that blind Admiration paid them by Men in a Cerner , who have the Unhappinels of converfing too little with prefent Things . Reflecting maturely upon all this , and taking in the whole ...
... Antients can justly pretend to ; and takes off that blind Admiration paid them by Men in a Cerner , who have the Unhappinels of converfing too little with prefent Things . Reflecting maturely upon all this , and taking in the whole ...
Page 232
... Antients ; And the other was held by the Moderns . But , thefe difliking their prefent Station , sent certain Ambassadors to the Antients , com- plaining of a great Nuiffance , how , the Height of that Part of Parnaffus , quite Spoiled ...
... Antients ; And the other was held by the Moderns . But , thefe difliking their prefent Station , sent certain Ambassadors to the Antients , com- plaining of a great Nuiffance , how , the Height of that Part of Parnaffus , quite Spoiled ...
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