A History of England in the Lives of Englishmen, Volume 3George Godfrey Cunningham A. Fullarton, 1855 |
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... lived as a writer , he is classed with the most eminent and popular of his time . His ' Observations upon the United Provinces of the Netherlands , ' are a valuable and interesting performance , highly deserving the attention of the ...
... lived as a writer , he is classed with the most eminent and popular of his time . His ' Observations upon the United Provinces of the Netherlands , ' are a valuable and interesting performance , highly deserving the attention of the ...
Page 247
... lived at a subsequent period . That they did not possess commanding talents is no reason why they should not have been honoured by their contemporaries . They were among the best writers the age produced : they flattered , and , at the ...
... lived at a subsequent period . That they did not possess commanding talents is no reason why they should not have been honoured by their contemporaries . They were among the best writers the age produced : they flattered , and , at the ...
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... lived was rendered , notwithstanding all the struggles with which they had to contend , one of the brightest in the history of knowledge . The inductive system was established , as the only legitimate mode of inquiry ; a large accession ...
... lived was rendered , notwithstanding all the struggles with which they had to contend , one of the brightest in the history of knowledge . The inductive system was established , as the only legitimate mode of inquiry ; a large accession ...
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