An Account of the Life and Writings of James Beattie, LL.D. Late Professor of Moral Philosophy and Logic in the Marischal College and University of Aberdeen: Including Many of His Original Letters. In Three Volumes, Том 2Arch. Constable and Company, Edinburgh; Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, T. Cadell and W. Davies, and John Murray, London., 1807 - 388 стор. |
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... appearing as a can- didate on the present occasion ; and which would determine me to this , even though I were abso- lutely certain of being elected . Nay , though my fortune were as narrow now , as it lately was , I should still ...
... appearing as a can- didate on the present occasion ; and which would determine me to this , even though I were abso- lutely certain of being elected . Nay , though my fortune were as narrow now , as it lately was , I should still ...
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... appearing as a candidate for the present vacant professorship . " In consequence of this reply from Dr Beattie , which , of course , I communicated to the gentle- man who had addressed himself to me on the subject LIFE OF DR BEATTIE .
... appearing as a candidate for the present vacant professorship . " In consequence of this reply from Dr Beattie , which , of course , I communicated to the gentle- man who had addressed himself to me on the subject LIFE OF DR BEATTIE .
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... appears in the character of an editor . Among these , he trans- lated and printed some favourite passages from the Ecclesiasti- cal History of Eusebius , and other writers , respecting the early history of the Christian church . In ...
... appears in the character of an editor . Among these , he trans- lated and printed some favourite passages from the Ecclesiasti- cal History of Eusebius , and other writers , respecting the early history of the Christian church . In ...
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... appear that they are all unsatisfactory . I have never told all my reasons : I have told those only which are of a less private nature : other reasons I could specify ; but they are of such a sort , that . 7 • I should think it ...
... appear that they are all unsatisfactory . I have never told all my reasons : I have told those only which are of a less private nature : other reasons I could specify ; but they are of such a sort , that . 7 • I should think it ...
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... appear surprising . I have , however , added largely to my discourse on classical learning , and have been looking out for materials towards the finishing of my other little essays . If the subscription - affair succeed , I hope I shall ...
... appear surprising . I have , however , added largely to my discourse on classical learning , and have been looking out for materials towards the finishing of my other little essays . If the subscription - affair succeed , I hope I shall ...
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