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Página vii
... suit the taste of critics , or the caprice of the Author himself . This process of feeling is so natural , that it may be observed even in children , who viii ADVERTISEMENT AND GENERAL PREFACE TO cannot endure that a.
... suit the taste of critics , or the caprice of the Author himself . This process of feeling is so natural , that it may be observed even in children , who viii ADVERTISEMENT AND GENERAL PREFACE TO cannot endure that a.
Página xi
... natural , permitted to select my subjects of study at my own pleasure , upon the same principle that the humours of children are indulged to keep them out of mischief . As my taste and appetite were gratified in nothing else , I ...
... natural , permitted to select my subjects of study at my own pleasure , upon the same principle that the humours of children are indulged to keep them out of mischief . As my taste and appetite were gratified in nothing else , I ...
Página xiv
... natural to the first rough draught of the author , it evinced ( in my opinion ) considerable powers of imagination . As the work was unfinished , I deemed it my duty , as editor , to supply such a hasty and inartificial conclusion as ...
... natural to the first rough draught of the author , it evinced ( in my opinion ) considerable powers of imagination . As the work was unfinished , I deemed it my duty , as editor , to supply such a hasty and inartificial conclusion as ...
Página xvii
... natural enough , it is more difficult , it may be thought , to account for the same desire for secrecy during the subsequent editions , to the amount of betwixt eleven and twelve thousand copies , which followed each other close , and ...
... natural enough , it is more difficult , it may be thought , to account for the same desire for secrecy during the subsequent editions , to the amount of betwixt eleven and twelve thousand copies , which followed each other close , and ...
Página xviii
... natural course , without being enhanced by the partiality of friends or adula- tion of flatterers . If I am asked further reasons for the conduct I have long observed , I can only resort to the explanation supplied by a critic as ...
... natural course , without being enhanced by the partiality of friends or adula- tion of flatterers . If I am asked further reasons for the conduct I have long observed , I can only resort to the explanation supplied by a critic as ...
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