The Quarterly Journal of Science and the Arts, Volume 5John Murray, 1818 - Science |
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... misguided zeal with which some persons have been willing to support such per- fectly unwarrantable claims . In this volume , we are glad again to see the name of one who has formerly contributed largely to the vi PREFACE .
... misguided zeal with which some persons have been willing to support such per- fectly unwarrantable claims . In this volume , we are glad again to see the name of one who has formerly contributed largely to the vi PREFACE .
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... the opinions of those who have defended them on other grounds . There are many persons who contend their object is to please , and who attribute the enjoyment we derive from the bounty of Literature , Science , and Art , & c . 11.
... the opinions of those who have defended them on other grounds . There are many persons who contend their object is to please , and who attribute the enjoyment we derive from the bounty of Literature , Science , and Art , & c . 11.
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... persons who command the taste and influence the opinions of a nation , and for these reasons appear to have obtained formerly a greater preference of protection than to us they appear to merit . Although of the two former , the one has ...
... persons who command the taste and influence the opinions of a nation , and for these reasons appear to have obtained formerly a greater preference of protection than to us they appear to merit . Although of the two former , the one has ...
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... persons who hold the most discordant opinions on the point , whose repugnant pretensions are maintained by the most opposite examples ; it is incapable of being transmitted by very accurate rules or description , and in practice ...
... persons who hold the most discordant opinions on the point , whose repugnant pretensions are maintained by the most opposite examples ; it is incapable of being transmitted by very accurate rules or description , and in practice ...
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... persons thus distinguished , should contract a taste for such arts and sciences as are most conducive to the morality and well - being of the people . Their example and opinions are obviously decisive , in regulating and directing the ...
... persons thus distinguished , should contract a taste for such arts and sciences as are most conducive to the morality and well - being of the people . Their example and opinions are obviously decisive , in regulating and directing the ...
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