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He seems to have studiously aimed at making an abstruse subject still more
obscure and forbidding , by the frequent introduction of new and uncouth
expressions , not justified even by the nature of the subject which he treats , and
certainly ...
He seems to have studiously aimed at making an abstruse subject still more
obscure and forbidding , by the frequent introduction of new and uncouth
expressions , not justified even by the nature of the subject which he treats , and
certainly ...
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... -a citcumstance in which his practice differs materially from that of the most
judicious physicians of the present day , -- we shall annex some of his
observations on the use of this very important agent : • The expression of debility ,
or want of ...
... -a citcumstance in which his practice differs materially from that of the most
judicious physicians of the present day , -- we shall annex some of his
observations on the use of this very important agent : • The expression of debility ,
or want of ...
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expression , which gives a stiffness to the dialogue , particularly in his Grandison
, where he has most attempted to give a picture of genteel life , but they are
blemished with little flippancies of expression , newcoined words , and sentences
...
expression , which gives a stiffness to the dialogue , particularly in his Grandison
, where he has most attempted to give a picture of genteel life , but they are
blemished with little flippancies of expression , newcoined words , and sentences
...
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