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It has been long found, that very specious emendations do not equally strike all
minds with conviction, nor even the same mind at different times ; and therefore,
though perhaps many alterations may be proposed as eligible, very few will be ...
It has been long found, that very specious emendations do not equally strike all
minds with conviction, nor even the same mind at different times ; and therefore,
though perhaps many alterations may be proposed as eligible, very few will be ...
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... military haughtiness in Coriola- nus ; the plebeian malignity, and tribunitian
insolence in Brutus and Sicinius, make a very pleasing and interesting variety :
and the various revolutions of the hero's fortune fill the mind with anxious
curiosity.
... military haughtiness in Coriola- nus ; the plebeian malignity, and tribunitian
insolence in Brutus and Sicinius, make a very pleasing and interesting variety :
and the various revolutions of the hero's fortune fill the mind with anxious
curiosity.
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capacity ; may employ the stronger genius, by operations of reason, and engage
the less active or forcible mind, by supplying it with easy knowledge, and
obviating that despondence, which quickly prevails, when nothing appears but a
...
capacity ; may employ the stronger genius, by operations of reason, and engage
the less active or forcible mind, by supplying it with easy knowledge, and
obviating that despondence, which quickly prevails, when nothing appears but a
...
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Thus, in explaining the state of the polar regions, it might be fit to read the
narrative of the Englishmen that wintered in Greenland, which will make young
minds sufficiently curious after the cause of such a length of night, and
intenseness of ...
Thus, in explaining the state of the polar regions, it might be fit to read the
narrative of the Englishmen that wintered in Greenland, which will make young
minds sufficiently curious after the cause of such a length of night, and
intenseness of ...
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natural history inserted in this collection ; which, however, may be sufficient to put
the mind in motion, and in some measure to direct its steps ; but its effects may
easily be improved by a philosophick master, who will every day find a thousand
...
natural history inserted in this collection ; which, however, may be sufficient to put
the mind in motion, and in some measure to direct its steps ; but its effects may
easily be improved by a philosophick master, who will every day find a thousand
...
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