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. |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 40
Page
... writer , like the spider , spins out of his own self and mistakes the usefulness of mathematical design for beauty ; the writer who respects tradition takes sustenance , like the bee , from a variety of rich sources . In this inspired ...
... writer , like the spider , spins out of his own self and mistakes the usefulness of mathematical design for beauty ; the writer who respects tradition takes sustenance , like the bee , from a variety of rich sources . In this inspired ...
Page 19
... Writers , whereof the whole Multitude of Writers most reasonably complains . I am just come from perufing fome hundreds of Pre- faces , wherein the Authors do at the very beginning addrefs the gentle Reader con- cerning this enormous ...
... Writers , whereof the whole Multitude of Writers most reasonably complains . I am just come from perufing fome hundreds of Pre- faces , wherein the Authors do at the very beginning addrefs the gentle Reader con- cerning this enormous ...
Page 217
... Writers , who are grown very numerous of late ; And , I know very well , the judicious World is refol- ved to lift me in that Number . I con- ceive therefore , as to the Business of be- ing Profound , that it is with Writers , as with ...
... Writers , who are grown very numerous of late ; And , I know very well , the judicious World is refol- ved to lift me in that Number . I con- ceive therefore , as to the Business of be- ing Profound , that it is with Writers , as with ...
Common terms and phrases
Account againſt allow already Antients appeared Author becauſe Befides began better Body Books Brain Brother called certain Coat common confider Critick dark Ears Effect Eyes faid fall fame famous Father feems felf feveral fhall fhould fide fince fome Force Form Friends fuch fure further give Hands happened hath Head Highness hold Honor Human immediately Invention Jack kind laft late Learning leave Light look Lord Mankind Matter means Method Mind Modern moft moſt Name Nature never Number obferved Occafion Order Original Party Perfon performed Peter Place Point prefent proceed produce Reader Reaſon refined refolved SECT Spirit Subject thefe ther theſe Things thofe thoſe thought thro tion took Tour true turn wherein whofe whole wholly Wind wonderful World Writers