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... person , with an odd speech which he made to the cardinals in the Conclave • .. • 27. To Mr. WEST . Description , in Latin hexameters , of the sudden rising of Monte Nuovo near Puzzoli , and of the destruction which at- tended it • 28 ...
... person , with an odd speech which he made to the cardinals in the Conclave • .. • 27. To Mr. WEST . Description , in Latin hexameters , of the sudden rising of Monte Nuovo near Puzzoli , and of the destruction which at- tended it • 28 ...
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... persons till the year 1768 , when he is appointed Professor of Mo- dern History LETTER 1. To Dr. WHARTON . On taking his degree of Bachelor of Civil Law Fragment of an Hymn to Ignorance • 2. To Dr. WHARTON . Ridicule on University ...
... persons till the year 1768 , when he is appointed Professor of Mo- dern History LETTER 1. To Dr. WHARTON . On taking his degree of Bachelor of Civil Law Fragment of an Hymn to Ignorance • 2. To Dr. WHARTON . Ridicule on University ...
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... I not afraid lest you should not believe that a person so short - lived could write even so long a letter as this ; ( 11 ) To Mr NICHOLLS Character of Froissart and other old French his- torians And of Isocrates Page.
... I not afraid lest you should not believe that a person so short - lived could write even so long a letter as this ; ( 11 ) To Mr NICHOLLS Character of Froissart and other old French his- torians And of Isocrates Page.
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... person , who feels himself a poet , ought to be above prostituting his powers on such occasions , and extreme youth ( as was the case with Mr. Gray ) is the only thing that can apologize for his having done it . most enchanting thing in ...
... person , who feels himself a poet , ought to be above prostituting his powers on such occasions , and extreme youth ( as was the case with Mr. Gray ) is the only thing that can apologize for his having done it . most enchanting thing in ...
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... persons have said : for your reputation , we keep to ourselves your not hunting nor drinking hogan , either of which here would be sufficient to lay your honour in the dust . To- morrow se'nnight I hope to be in town , and not long ...
... persons have said : for your reputation , we keep to ourselves your not hunting nor drinking hogan , either of which here would be sufficient to lay your honour in the dust . To- morrow se'nnight I hope to be in town , and not long ...
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