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... neral utility of the work . III . It is printed so as to correspond with the quarto edi- tions of Johnson's Dictionary ; and the possessors of both works thus have , in a moderate compass , and at a moderate expence , all the ...
... neral utility of the work . III . It is printed so as to correspond with the quarto edi- tions of Johnson's Dictionary ; and the possessors of both works thus have , in a moderate compass , and at a moderate expence , all the ...
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... event produced a ge- neral agitation in the minds of the people ; scarcely any conversation occurred in which it was not directly or indirectly alluded to , and thus the people were prepared for the occur- rences which STYLE . 17.
... event produced a ge- neral agitation in the minds of the people ; scarcely any conversation occurred in which it was not directly or indirectly alluded to , and thus the people were prepared for the occur- rences which STYLE . 17.
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... neral inanity of metaphysical speculations ; which I advise you by all means to avoid , and to what lengths of folly human reason will go , when it pretends to account for every thing . Though we discard , however , Dr. Hartley's theory ...
... neral inanity of metaphysical speculations ; which I advise you by all means to avoid , and to what lengths of folly human reason will go , when it pretends to account for every thing . Though we discard , however , Dr. Hartley's theory ...
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... neral word comprehending the whole class , or when used in a limited sense , is more immedi- ately appropriated to the most perfect of the kind ; that in which the resemblance is minutely traced through all the agreeing parts of the ob ...
... neral word comprehending the whole class , or when used in a limited sense , is more immedi- ately appropriated to the most perfect of the kind ; that in which the resemblance is minutely traced through all the agreeing parts of the ob ...
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... neral appellation of metaphors . " I confess I should myself be disposed to adopt the sentiment of Aristotle , and to appropriate the term allegory to another form of composi- tion , which I shall have presently to mention . Custom and ...
... neral appellation of metaphors . " I confess I should myself be disposed to adopt the sentiment of Aristotle , and to appropriate the term allegory to another form of composi- tion , which I shall have presently to mention . Custom and ...
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