The British Apollo: Containing Two Thousand Answers to Curious Questions in Most Arts and Sciences, Serious, Comical, and Humorous, Approved of by Many of the Most Learned and Ingenious of Both Universities, and of the Royal-Society, Volume 2T. Sanders, 1726 |
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... common - wealth of learning , and the Greeks again to the Egyptians , and therefore the latter might be fur- nifh'd with more authentick accounts of those early times in matters where themfelves were immedi- ately concern'd ; to this we ...
... common - wealth of learning , and the Greeks again to the Egyptians , and therefore the latter might be fur- nifh'd with more authentick accounts of those early times in matters where themfelves were immedi- ately concern'd ; to this we ...
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... common portion of fo divine an influence . But they , who abufe the common fhare of grace allotted them , them , have no reason to expect a double por- 346 The BRITISH APOLLO .
... common portion of fo divine an influence . But they , who abufe the common fhare of grace allotted them , them , have no reason to expect a double por- 346 The BRITISH APOLLO .
Page 347
... chas vity to give the common beggars about the streets . A. Since there are too many cheats among com- mon beggars , we should direct our principal freams of charity to thofe of whofe neceffities we have a Q6 of The BRITISH APOLLO . 347.
... chas vity to give the common beggars about the streets . A. Since there are too many cheats among com- mon beggars , we should direct our principal freams of charity to thofe of whofe neceffities we have a Q6 of The BRITISH APOLLO . 347.
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... common difcourfe the word præternatural may be allowed to denote even natural productions , but are exceptions from the ufual courfe of nature , ( fo you intend no further by the word ) though to fpeak more ftrictly and philofophically ...
... common difcourfe the word præternatural may be allowed to denote even natural productions , but are exceptions from the ufual courfe of nature , ( fo you intend no further by the word ) though to fpeak more ftrictly and philofophically ...
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... common computation of 24 ; for tho ' the Latins look'd upon the letter H as a fpiral in compliance with the Greeks , from whom they receiv'd their letters by Evander and his mother Carmentis ; yet it is to be observ'd that a capital H ...
... common computation of 24 ; for tho ' the Latins look'd upon the letter H as a fpiral in compliance with the Greeks , from whom they receiv'd their letters by Evander and his mother Carmentis ; yet it is to be observ'd that a capital H ...
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