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| Title | Essays: on the Nature and Immutability of Truth, in Opposition to Sophistry and Scepticism: On Poetry and Musick, as They Affect the Mind; on Laughter, and Ludicrous Composition; on the Utility of Classical Learning, Volume 6 Essays: on the Nature and Immutability of Truth, in Opposition to Sophistry and Scepticism: On Poetry and Musick, as They Affect the Mind; on Laughter, and Ludicrous Composition; on the Utility of Classical Learning, James Beattie Volumes 4-6 of Works, James Beattie |
| Author | James Beattie |
| Publisher | Hopkins & Earle, 1809 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 19 Apr 2007 |
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