Fugitive Pieces on Various Subjects: A vindication of natural societyRobert Dodsley J. Dodsley, 1771 - English essays |
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... Lordship's Character in fuch Particulars of the following Letter , than they are like to find of that rapid Torrent of an impetuous and over- bearing Eloquence , and the Variety of rich Imagery , for which that Writer is justly ad ...
... Lordship's Character in fuch Particulars of the following Letter , than they are like to find of that rapid Torrent of an impetuous and over- bearing Eloquence , and the Variety of rich Imagery , for which that Writer is justly ad ...
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... Lordship lived to our Days , to have feen the noble Relief given by this Nation to the diftreffed Portuguese , he had per- haps owned this Part of his Argument a little weakened ; but we do not think ourselves intitled to alter his ...
... Lordship lived to our Days , to have feen the noble Relief given by this Nation to the diftreffed Portuguese , he had per- haps owned this Part of his Argument a little weakened ; but we do not think ourselves intitled to alter his ...
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... Lordship's Erudition . Your will recollect his uninterrupted Series of Succefs . You will run over his Battles . You will call to mind the Carnage which was made . You will give a Glance of the Whole , and you will agree with that to ...
... Lordship's Erudition . Your will recollect his uninterrupted Series of Succefs . You will run over his Battles . You will call to mind the Carnage which was made . You will give a Glance of the Whole , and you will agree with that to ...
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... Lordship will eafily re- collect . You will remember the total Destruction of fuch Bodies as an Army of 300,000 Men . You will find every Page of its History dyed in Blood , and blotted and confounded by Tumults , Rebellions , Maffacres ...
... Lordship will eafily re- collect . You will remember the total Destruction of fuch Bodies as an Army of 300,000 Men . You will find every Page of its History dyed in Blood , and blotted and confounded by Tumults , Rebellions , Maffacres ...
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... Lordship as much as it would me ; and I confefs I already feel my Eyes ake by keeping them fo long intent on fo bloody a Pro- fpect . I fhall observe little on the Servile , the Social , the Gallic , and Spanish War ; nor upon those ...
... Lordship as much as it would me ; and I confefs I already feel my Eyes ake by keeping them fo long intent on fo bloody a Pro- fpect . I fhall observe little on the Servile , the Social , the Gallic , and Spanish War ; nor upon those ...
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