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The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and Literature for ... - Page 17
1800
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The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, with Samuel Johnson, LL. D.

James Boswell - Hebrides (Scotland) - 1785 - 546 pages
...himfelf in pleafantry and fportive fallies. He was prone to fuperftition, but not to credulity. Though his imagination might incline him to a belief of the...flow deliberate utterance, which no doubt gave fome additiqnal weight to the fterling metal of his converfation. Lord Pembroke faid once tome at Wilton,...
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The Critical Review, Or, Annals of Literature, Volume 60

Tobias Smollett - English literature - 1785 - 526 pages
...fportive fallk-s. He was prone to fuperftition, but not to credulity. Though hi> imagination mignt incline him to a belief of the marvellous, and the...flow deliberate utterance, which no doubt gave fome udilition.il weight to the fterling metal of his converfatiorij' • The egotifms of the journalilt...
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The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, with Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

James Boswell - Hebrides - 1785 - 548 pages
...fuperftition, but not to credulity. Though his imagination might incline him, to a beliet of the maryellouS,i and the myfterious, his vigorous reafon examined the evidence with jealoufy. He had a Joud voice, and a (low deliberate utterance, which no doubt gave ,fome additional weight to the fterling...
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The Scots Magazine, Volume 47

English literature - 1785 - 680 pages
...himfelf in pleafantry and fportive failles. He was prone to fupcrftition, but not to credulity. Though his imagination might incline him to a belief of the marvellous and the myfterious, hie vigorous reafon examined the evidence with jealoufy. He had a loud »oice, and a flow deliberate...
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The Critical Review: Or, Annals of Literature, Volume 60

Tobias Smollett - Books - 1785 - 518 pages
...himfelf in pleafantry and fpprtive falli&s. He was prone to fuperftition, but not to credulity. Though his imagination might incline him to a belief of the marvellous, and the myfterioaj, his vigorous reaion examined the evidence with jeaJouSy. He had a loud voice, and a flow...
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The Political Magazine and Parliamentary, Naval, Military, and ..., Volume 10

Europe - 1785 - 522 pages
...himlclf in pleafantry ;<nd Ipottive tallies. He wa' p'One to fuperftition, but not to credulity. Though his imagination might incline him to a belief of the marvellous, and the myftenous, his vigorous reafon examined tks evidence with jeaioufy. He had a loud voice, and a flow...
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Boswell's Life of Johnson: Tour to the Hebrides (1773) and Journey into ...

James Boswell - Hebrides (Scotland) - 1786 - 552 pages
...himself in pleasantry and sportive sallies. He was prone to superstition, but not to credulity. Though his imagination might incline him to a belief of the marvellous and the mysterious, his vigorous reason examined the evidence with jealousy. He had a loud voice, and a slow...
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The British Plutarch: Containing the Lives of the Most Eminent ..., Volume 8

Great Britain - 1791 - 302 pages
...himfelf in pleafantry and fportive fallies. He was prone to fuperftition, but not to credulity. Though his imagination might incline him to a belief of the marvellous and myfterious, his vigorous reafon examined the evidence with jealoufy. He had a loud voice, and a flow,...
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Monthly Review; Or New Literary Journal

Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1792 - 612 pages
...difplays of argument and Гни) in his talk. He was proneto fuperítition, but Dot to credulity. Though his imagination might incline him to a belief of the...vigorous reafon examined the evidence with jealoufy. He was a fincere and zealous Chiiuiasi, of high church of England and monarchical principle;« which ha...
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The Monthly review. New and improved ser, Volume 8

1792 - 640 pages
...difplays of argument and fancy in bis talk. He was prone to fuperllition, but not to credulity. Though his imagination might incline him to a belief of the marvellous and the myitenous, his vigorous reafon examined the evidence with jealoufy. He was a iincere and zealous Chriflian,...
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