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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... church . In those publications , he ne- ver omitted any opportunity of exposing the mistakes and mis- representations of Gibbon ; in professed opposition to whom , Lord Hailes wrote " An Inquiry into the secondary Causes which Mr Gibbon ...
... church . In those publications , he ne- ver omitted any opportunity of exposing the mistakes and mis- representations of Gibbon ; in professed opposition to whom , Lord Hailes wrote " An Inquiry into the secondary Causes which Mr Gibbon ...
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... church , and deposited there , after the perusal of the sermon . He published , likewise , a Collection of Sacred Poems , consisting of translations and pa- raphrases from the Holy Scriptures , which do equal credit to his piety and his ...
... church , and deposited there , after the perusal of the sermon . He published , likewise , a Collection of Sacred Poems , consisting of translations and pa- raphrases from the Holy Scriptures , which do equal credit to his piety and his ...
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... church would have been a hap- py acquisition to it , yet I cannot but applaud your determination . " 66 At the time when Dr Beattie went to London , in the year 1773 , and when it was very uncer- tain whether he might ever receive any ...
... church would have been a hap- py acquisition to it , yet I cannot but applaud your determination . " 66 At the time when Dr Beattie went to London , in the year 1773 , and when it was very uncer- tain whether he might ever receive any ...
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... church , he has a living in his neighbourhood in Dorsetshire , likely to be very soon vacant , which he will not dispose of till he knows your mind . I believe Sir William and I know it pretty well ; but , as it did not become me to ...
... church , he has a living in his neighbourhood in Dorsetshire , likely to be very soon vacant , which he will not dispose of till he knows your mind . I believe Sir William and I know it pretty well ; but , as it did not become me to ...
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... church , many months ago . " I am much obliged to you , madam , for your agreeable account of the charitable society , lately established in the neighbourhood of St James's . It is , as you observe , an honour to my theory of virtue but ...
... church , many months ago . " I am much obliged to you , madam , for your agreeable account of the charitable society , lately established in the neighbourhood of St James's . It is , as you observe , an honour to my theory of virtue but ...
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Aberdeen acquaintance admire amiable amusement answer Arbuthnot BEATTIE TO SIR believe Bishop of Chester Bishop of Worcester Boswell character Christian church death DR BEATTIE Dr Beattie's Dr Johnson DR PORTEUS Dr Priestley DUCHESS OF GORDON Edinburgh edition elegant England English entertaining Essay on Truth excellent favour give Gordon-Castle Grace greatest happy heard heart honour hope Hume Hunton Lady Mayne Langton language late learning letter live Lord Hailes Lord Monboddo Lordship Madam manner Marischal College ment mention merit mind Minstrel moral nature never obliged occasion opinion person Peterhead Petrarch philosophy pleased pleasure poem poet poetry present printed Psalms published quarto reason received regard religion remarks respect Sandleford Scotland seems seen sentiments SIR WILLIAM FORBES society soon style thing thought tion told university of Edinburgh wish word write written