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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... and I shall never cease to avow , in plain language , and without concealment or subterfuge , so long as the Deity is pleased to continue with me the use of my faculties . I cannot think that my LIFE OF DR BEATTIE . 19.
... and I shall never cease to avow , in plain language , and without concealment or subterfuge , so long as the Deity is pleased to continue with me the use of my faculties . I cannot think that my LIFE OF DR BEATTIE . 19.
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... language of the French are corrupted , since the time of Louis XIV . I am particularly provoked at one prac- tice of theirs , which is , whenever they repeat an old , and long acknowledged truth , they endea- vour to put it off as their ...
... language of the French are corrupted , since the time of Louis XIV . I am particularly provoked at one prac- tice of theirs , which is , whenever they repeat an old , and long acknowledged truth , they endea- vour to put it off as their ...
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... language , my grateful sense of the honour done me by the Right Reverend Prelate , who makes the offer conveyed to me in your most friendly letter of the 24th July . But every new effort serves only to convince me , more and more , how ...
... language , my grateful sense of the honour done me by the Right Reverend Prelate , who makes the offer conveyed to me in your most friendly letter of the 24th July . But every new effort serves only to convince me , more and more , how ...
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... language . He attempted a transla- tion of Homer , and actually published the first book of it , under Tickell's name , in opposition to Pope's ; but the performance is altogether un- * Minister of the parish of Kirk - Newton , in the ...
... language . He attempted a transla- tion of Homer , and actually published the first book of it , under Tickell's name , in opposition to Pope's ; but the performance is altogether un- * Minister of the parish of Kirk - Newton , in the ...
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... language and attitude , instead of being grace- ful , would appear as ridiculous as the chattering of a parrot , or the grinning of a monkey . For the moment we are pleased with the imitation of sounds and gesture in the parrot or the ...
... language and attitude , instead of being grace- ful , would appear as ridiculous as the chattering of a parrot , or the grinning of a monkey . For the moment we are pleased with the imitation of sounds and gesture in the parrot or the ...
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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