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Still there are in this extraordinary book , occasional sketches of character , and humorous descriptions , to which it would be difficult to produce any thing superior . This work , which is hardly known in this country except by name ...
Still there are in this extraordinary book , occasional sketches of character , and humorous descriptions , to which it would be difficult to produce any thing superior . This work , which is hardly known in this country except by name ...
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his mind : and he makes use of incident and situation , only to bring out character . ... serious objection has been made to the want of refinement and elegance in the two principal characters . objection , indeed , while we are reading ...
his mind : and he makes use of incident and situation , only to bring out character . ... serious objection has been made to the want of refinement and elegance in the two principal characters . objection , indeed , while we are reading ...
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Carnot's , M. Memorial , 182 - his character , 184 - proceedings of the French Government upon the publication of his memorial , 187 remarks on the merits of his pamphlet , 189 - extracts , 190 , 191 - M . Carnot's remarks on the ...
Carnot's , M. Memorial , 182 - his character , 184 - proceedings of the French Government upon the publication of his memorial , 187 remarks on the merits of his pamphlet , 189 - extracts , 190 , 191 - M . Carnot's remarks on the ...
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The Excursion being a portion of the Recluse | 1 |
On the Light of the Cassegrainian Telescope com | 31 |
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