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Our expenses are naturally less than those of booksellers ; and , in most cases ,
communities are content with less profit than individuals . " It is , perhaps , not
considered through how many hands a book osten passes , before it comes into
...
Our expenses are naturally less than those of booksellers ; and , in most cases ,
communities are content with less profit than individuals . " It is , perhaps , not
considered through how many hands a book osten passes , before it comes into
...
Page 325
Sir , it has not been less admired after his death ; no authours ever had so much
fame in their own life - time as Pope and Voltaire ; and Pope's poetry has been as
much admired after his death as during his life ; it has only not been as much ...
Sir , it has not been less admired after his death ; no authours ever had so much
fame in their own life - time as Pope and Voltaire ; and Pope's poetry has been as
much admired after his death as during his life ; it has only not been as much ...
Page 437
In the Hermit , the composition ] narrative , as it is less airy , is less pleasing . " In
the Life of BLACKMORE , we find that writer's reputation generously cleared by
Johnson , from the cloud of prejudice which the malignity of contemporary wits ...
In the Hermit , the composition ] narrative , as it is less airy , is less pleasing . " In
the Life of BLACKMORE , we find that writer's reputation generously cleared by
Johnson , from the cloud of prejudice which the malignity of contemporary wits ...
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