The Rambler. ...J. Payne and J. Bouquet, 1752 |
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... fcience will be pierced by a careless glance , or the eminences of fame af- cended , without labour , is to expect a pecu- liar privilege , a power denied to the rest of Mankind ; but to fuppofe that the maze is infcrutable to diligence ...
... fcience will be pierced by a careless glance , or the eminences of fame af- cended , without labour , is to expect a pecu- liar privilege , a power denied to the rest of Mankind ; but to fuppofe that the maze is infcrutable to diligence ...
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... fcience ; yet we fee the plow driven , the clod broken , the manure fpread , the feeds fcattered , and the harvest reaped , by men whom those that feed upon their industry will never be perfua- ded to admire for their wisdom , or admit ...
... fcience ; yet we fee the plow driven , the clod broken , the manure fpread , the feeds fcattered , and the harvest reaped , by men whom those that feed upon their industry will never be perfua- ded to admire for their wisdom , or admit ...
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... fcience was thus far advanced to- wards perfection , by the emulous diligence of contemporary ftudents , and the gradual difcoveries of one age improving on another .. Sometimes unexpected flashes of inftruc- tion were struck out by the ...
... fcience was thus far advanced to- wards perfection , by the emulous diligence of contemporary ftudents , and the gradual difcoveries of one age improving on another .. Sometimes unexpected flashes of inftruc- tion were struck out by the ...
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The danger of attempting wit in converfation | 24 |
An account of fquire Blufter | 32 |
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