The Monthly Magazine, Volume 6R. Phillips, 1798 |
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... tion , that he thought they would re- linquish it : adding , however , that upon farther confideration , he was doubtful , as they must have fome amufements , whe- ther he had not better give his confent to this , as being , upon the ...
... tion , that he thought they would re- linquish it : adding , however , that upon farther confideration , he was doubtful , as they must have fome amufements , whe- ther he had not better give his confent to this , as being , upon the ...
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... tion of the prefent calamities , befides be- ing oppreffed with prefent inconvenience from the want of remittances , and expofed to the diftrefs attending the great uncer- tainty whether their property will ever be recovered . The ...
... tion of the prefent calamities , befides be- ing oppreffed with prefent inconvenience from the want of remittances , and expofed to the diftrefs attending the great uncer- tainty whether their property will ever be recovered . The ...
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... tion may be adduced ; at prefent I fhall only mention the advantage which would be derived from it to our poetry . The beft poets fcruple not to ufe as rhymes , words which never rhyme but to the eye , This is another disadvantage of ...
... tion may be adduced ; at prefent I fhall only mention the advantage which would be derived from it to our poetry . The beft poets fcruple not to ufe as rhymes , words which never rhyme but to the eye , This is another disadvantage of ...
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... tion , to the allegorical ftyle of a young rabbin , when speaking of the bread and wine , he fays , " this is my blood , and this is my body . " But he fhould likewife have taken into his account , an important doc- trine of the Romish ...
... tion , to the allegorical ftyle of a young rabbin , when speaking of the bread and wine , he fays , " this is my blood , and this is my body . " But he fhould likewife have taken into his account , an important doc- trine of the Romish ...
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... tion may be adduced ; at prefent I fhall only mention the advantage which would be derived from it to our poetry . The best poets fcruple not to ufe as rhymes , words which never rhyme but to the eye , furd cuftom of making the fane ...
... tion may be adduced ; at prefent I fhall only mention the advantage which would be derived from it to our poetry . The best poets fcruple not to ufe as rhymes , words which never rhyme but to the eye , furd cuftom of making the fane ...
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