Letters on the Study and Use of History: On Exile ; the Spirit of Patriotism ; Idea of a Patriot King ; State of Parties in 1714Alexander Murray, 1870 - 280 pages |
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... ancient history . The state of ancient profane history . PAGE J - 3 4-16 16-22 22-23 23-26 LETTER IV . — 1 . That there is in history sufficient authenticity to render it useful , notwithstanding all objec- tions to the contrary . - 2 ...
... ancient history . The state of ancient profane history . PAGE J - 3 4-16 16-22 22-23 23-26 LETTER IV . — 1 . That there is in history sufficient authenticity to render it useful , notwithstanding all objec- tions to the contrary . - 2 ...
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... ancient monuments that these writers conveyed to posterity , were digested by them according to the system they were to maintain ; and none of these monuments were delivered down in their original form and genuine purity . The dynasties ...
... ancient monuments that these writers conveyed to posterity , were digested by them according to the system they were to maintain ; and none of these monuments were delivered down in their original form and genuine purity . The dynasties ...
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... ancient history , as we have said already , the examples are complete , which are incomplete in the course of experience . The beginning , the progression , and the end appear , not of particular reigns , much less of particular ...
... ancient history , as we have said already , the examples are complete , which are incomplete in the course of experience . The beginning , the progression , and the end appear , not of particular reigns , much less of particular ...
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... ancient profane history . WERE these letters to fall into the hands of some ingenious persons who adorn the age we live in , your lordship's correspondent would be joked upon for his project of improving men in virtue and wisdom by the ...
... ancient profane history . WERE these letters to fall into the hands of some ingenious persons who adorn the age we live in , your lordship's correspondent would be joked upon for his project of improving men in virtue and wisdom by the ...
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... ancient author phrase by phrase , and word by word , is ' preposterous : nothing can be more unlike the original than such a ' copy . It is not to show , it is to disguise the author ; and he who has ' known him only in this dress ...
... ancient author phrase by phrase , and word by word , is ' preposterous : nothing can be more unlike the original than such a ' copy . It is not to show , it is to disguise the author ; and he who has ' known him only in this dress ...
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