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 78
... True , Antient , Genuin Critick ; Which is , to travel thro ' this vast World of Writings : to purfue and hunt thofe Monitrous Faults bred within them to drag out the lurking Er- rors like Ccus from his Den ; to mul- tiply them like ...
... True , Antient , Genuin Critick ; Which is , to travel thro ' this vast World of Writings : to purfue and hunt thofe Monitrous Faults bred within them to drag out the lurking Er- rors like Ccus from his Den ; to mul- tiply them like ...
Page 89
... True Modern Critick , and confequently , muft needs conclude , that thele have always been , and must be for ever the fame . For , Brafs is an Emblem of Duration , and when it is skilfully burnithed , will caft Reflections from its own ...
... True Modern Critick , and confequently , muft needs conclude , that thele have always been , and must be for ever the fame . For , Brafs is an Emblem of Duration , and when it is skilfully burnithed , will caft Reflections from its own ...
Page 155
... true Reafon ; The Pro- pofition , however , which hath flood me in fo much Circumftance , is altogether true ; That , as the most uncivilized Parts of Mankind , have fome way or other , climbed up into the Conception of a God , or ...
... true Reafon ; The Pro- pofition , however , which hath flood me in fo much Circumftance , is altogether true ; That , as the most uncivilized Parts of Mankind , have fome way or other , climbed up into the Conception of a God , or ...
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