THE MONTHLY REVIEW.1781 |
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... truth , and well - wishers to the progrefs of real science . If the Franklinian fyftem of electricity is to be overturned ; its demolition must be effected by means very different from thofe employed by the prefent Author . It ...
... truth , and well - wishers to the progrefs of real science . If the Franklinian fyftem of electricity is to be overturned ; its demolition must be effected by means very different from thofe employed by the prefent Author . It ...
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... of a fpark , or blaft ) ; yet the truth of the principle is too well established by experiment to admit of doubt . B 4 With With refpect , however , to the impermeability of glafs Wilfon's Short View of Electricity . 7.
... of a fpark , or blaft ) ; yet the truth of the principle is too well established by experiment to admit of doubt . B 4 With With refpect , however , to the impermeability of glafs Wilfon's Short View of Electricity . 7.
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... Truth is generally found in the mid - way between panegyric and fatire . " The language of Reason will ever be that of fincerity . ' ' Brevity is a merit , especially in a superficial age . ' Happy the writer who fays much in few words ...
... Truth is generally found in the mid - way between panegyric and fatire . " The language of Reason will ever be that of fincerity . ' ' Brevity is a merit , especially in a superficial age . ' Happy the writer who fays much in few words ...
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... Truth and modefty are here fuppofed to be in- fulted and fported with by Reafon itself ! -But it is not Rea- fon that offers fuch naufeous adulation at the fhrine of princes . It is the Marquis Carraccioli . And it is the fame vain man ...
... Truth and modefty are here fuppofed to be in- fulted and fported with by Reafon itself ! -But it is not Rea- fon that offers fuch naufeous adulation at the fhrine of princes . It is the Marquis Carraccioli . And it is the fame vain man ...
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... truth is , this , like many other very useful fubjects , has nothing in it to captivate writers of eminence or ambition . It affords little room for fancy to en- liven , and little fcope for eloquence to adorn . It has accord- ingly ...
... truth is , this , like many other very useful fubjects , has nothing in it to captivate writers of eminence or ambition . It affords little room for fancy to en- liven , and little fcope for eloquence to adorn . It has accord- ingly ...
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