Memoirs of the Life and Times of Daniel De Foe: Containing a Review of His Writings, and His Opinions Upon a Variety of Important Matters, Civil and Ecclesiastical, Tom 1Hurst, Chance, 1830 |
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... considerable obligations to that gentleman , for the zeal and perseverance which enabled him to produce such successful results . But valuable as are the materials of Mr. Chalmers , they are much too scanty to satisfy the admirers of De ...
... considerable obligations to that gentleman , for the zeal and perseverance which enabled him to produce such successful results . But valuable as are the materials of Mr. Chalmers , they are much too scanty to satisfy the admirers of De ...
Strona viii
... considerably extended the catalogue of his writings . De Foe is now known almost entirely as a writer of fiction , and this will probably constitute the basis of his fame in succeeding times . Yet , it was not until he was verging ...
... considerably extended the catalogue of his writings . De Foe is now known almost entirely as a writer of fiction , and this will probably constitute the basis of his fame in succeeding times . Yet , it was not until he was verging ...
Strona xx
... considerably beyond what is now presented to the public , he is compelled to aban- don this part of his design , and ... considerable ; but he has notices of many others , which alto- gether are sufficient to form a volume . Whether they ...
... considerably beyond what is now presented to the public , he is compelled to aban- don this part of his design , and ... considerable ; but he has notices of many others , which alto- gether are sufficient to form a volume . Whether they ...
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... considerable merit , " as an author who had " written so variously and so well , " + may be intro- duced with propriety by a remark of his own upon another occasion : " If ever the life of any man was remarkable , this which I am going ...
... considerable merit , " as an author who had " written so variously and so well , " + may be intro- duced with propriety by a remark of his own upon another occasion : " If ever the life of any man was remarkable , this which I am going ...
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... considerable ; and possessing an acuteness of intellect that was united with various reading , few persons could be found who were fitter advocates for the cause he espoused . If his attain- ments in polite literature were inferior to ...
... considerable ; and possessing an acuteness of intellect that was united with various reading , few persons could be found who were fitter advocates for the cause he espoused . If his attain- ments in polite literature were inferior to ...
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