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. [With a Portrait.], المجلد 1Arch. Constable and Company, Edinburgh; Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, T. Cadell and W. Davies, and John Murray, London., 1807 - 388 من الصفحات |
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... present purpose . I may merely add , that the house , in which Dr Beattie was born , stood on a rising ground at the north - east end of the village , at no great distance from the scite of the pre- 16 LIFE OF DR BEATTIE . the same time ...
... present purpose . I may merely add , that the house , in which Dr Beattie was born , stood on a rising ground at the north - east end of the village , at no great distance from the scite of the pre- 16 LIFE OF DR BEATTIE . the same time ...
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... present lord , ) with whom he lived in this he added a vein of delicate and peculiar humour , and " flashes of merriment , that were wont to set the table in a roar . ' " An intimate friendship between Mr Arbuthnot and the au- thor of ...
... present lord , ) with whom he lived in this he added a vein of delicate and peculiar humour , and " flashes of merriment , that were wont to set the table in a roar . ' " An intimate friendship between Mr Arbuthnot and the au- thor of ...
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... present only with a few miscella- neous observations upon that celebrated novel . " The author shows great knowledge of man- kind , and of human nature . He possesses an in- exhaustible fund of original sentiment , a happy talent at ...
... present only with a few miscella- neous observations upon that celebrated novel . " The author shows great knowledge of man- kind , and of human nature . He possesses an in- exhaustible fund of original sentiment , a happy talent at ...
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... Cla- rissa . Clarissa's character is indeed exalted , but it is not humanly perfect . And in proposing a character something more than humanly perfect to our imitation , I cannot at present discern any 50 LIFE OF DR BEATTIE .
... Cla- rissa . Clarissa's character is indeed exalted , but it is not humanly perfect . And in proposing a character something more than humanly perfect to our imitation , I cannot at present discern any 50 LIFE OF DR BEATTIE .
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Sir William Forbes. to our imitation , I cannot at present discern any absurdity . For is it not recommended to those who study to excel in any art or science , that they form themselves after the most perfect mo- dels , even although it ...
Sir William Forbes. to our imitation , I cannot at present discern any absurdity . For is it not recommended to those who study to excel in any art or science , that they form themselves after the most perfect mo- dels , even although it ...
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