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Page 83
... decided , can be clearly understood , without an irksome reference to the
matters contained in the original work : this great defect is particularly observable
under the titles , BRIDGES - DISTRESS - GAME - HIGHWAYS - - and VAGRANTS
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... decided , can be clearly understood , without an irksome reference to the
matters contained in the original work : this great defect is particularly observable
under the titles , BRIDGES - DISTRESS - GAME - HIGHWAYS - - and VAGRANTS
.
Page 84
That the original treatise on this head by Burn was exceedingly defective , has
been universally admitted ; but we did not think that the editor of that work would
have copied so freely from a rival ; and we were consequently much fur . prised to
...
That the original treatise on this head by Burn was exceedingly defective , has
been universally admitted ; but we did not think that the editor of that work would
have copied so freely from a rival ; and we were consequently much fur . prised to
...
Page 366
... the spirit or elegance of the original . These he supposed to be so numerous ,
as to require only the addition of a few odes to render them a complete collection
. On a nearer examination , however , this scheme presented several difficulties .
... the spirit or elegance of the original . These he supposed to be so numerous ,
as to require only the addition of a few odes to render them a complete collection
. On a nearer examination , however , this scheme presented several difficulties .
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