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Page 103
... excellent ! disposition , and very fond of literature . This will be presented to you by Mr. Drummond , a man of letters , who proceeds to Vienna for the purpose of studying physic . You know that the medical profession is held in the ...
... excellent ! disposition , and very fond of literature . This will be presented to you by Mr. Drummond , a man of letters , who proceeds to Vienna for the purpose of studying physic . You know that the medical profession is held in the ...
Page 105
... . Asaph , whose learning , to say a great deal , is as extensive as his virtues are amiable . Dr. Warton , of Winchester , is another excellent critic , ୧ through whose hands my trifles shall pass before they see SIR WILLIAM JONES . 105.
... . Asaph , whose learning , to say a great deal , is as extensive as his virtues are amiable . Dr. Warton , of Winchester , is another excellent critic , ୧ through whose hands my trifles shall pass before they see SIR WILLIAM JONES . 105.
Page 108
... excellent consti- tution , and as a pledge of the author's attachment to it ; as a national Epic poem , like those of Homer , Virgil , Tasso , and Camoens , designed to celebrate the honours of his country , to display , in a striking ...
... excellent consti- tution , and as a pledge of the author's attachment to it ; as a national Epic poem , like those of Homer , Virgil , Tasso , and Camoens , designed to celebrate the honours of his country , to display , in a striking ...
Page 111
... excellent pamphlet against Perron * in due time , and yesterday I was favoured with your kind letter ; for both which I return you my hearty thanks . I should have thanked you for your pamphlet sooner , but have been out of town . I ...
... excellent pamphlet against Perron * in due time , and yesterday I was favoured with your kind letter ; for both which I return you my hearty thanks . I should have thanked you for your pamphlet sooner , but have been out of town . I ...
Page 120
... excellent book on the Asiatic poetry . I should have made you my acknowledgments for this great favour before , but I have been so entirely engaged in reading the book ( which I have done from the beginning to the end ) , that I have ...
... excellent book on the Asiatic poetry . I should have made you my acknowledgments for this great favour before , but I have been so entirely engaged in reading the book ( which I have done from the beginning to the end ) , that I have ...
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