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It comes too late to be fufpe&ed of flattery, and the public i» prepoffefled in its favour, which would be a confix derable encouragement to an effay of this kind, even without the farther advantage of an. appeal, which might be made to many great and refpe&able per - fons who knew Mr. Legge, and are qualified to attefy any truth, or expofe any falfehood, concerning him.
Anecdotes of the Life of the Right Hon. William Pitt, Earl of Chatham, and of the Principle ... 1797
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I reply, that the ancient authors plainly tell us, that upon the firft effay in the prefence of Claudius, the canal had not a fufficient fall, and that upon the fecond trial, the failure was principally owing to not letting the water off by degrees.
Travels through various provinces of the kingdom of Naples, in 1789 1795
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Let art and friendfliip joint effay Difiofe their fiowcreu ia hex wsj.
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If the fhort limits of a ftatiftical effay permitted, mom juftice might be done to this lingular character, but, expede HercuUm;
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An effay on the caufes of the variety of complexion and figure in the human fpecies; to which are added, ftridures on Lord Kaimes's difcourfe on the original diverfity of mankind. lis By
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The lungs grow rigid, and with toil effay Their flexible vibrations; or inflamVi,
The works of the English poets; with prefaces, biographical and critical 1790
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Ovid, ib. — notes on the ftories in Ovid, i8a — effay on Georgicks, 204 — mifcellaneous poems, 217 — to Kueller, ib.
The works of the English poets; with prefaces, biographical and critical 1790
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An effay on the rupture called Hydrocele; explaining the anatomy of the pans affedied, with objeftions to the incifion, feton, &c.
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Is there an inftance upon record of any young man ftarti'ng forth on a fud4cn into fuch a career, fuch an unexpefted difplay of talents as to diftance all our moft admired and beft eftablifhed orators upon his very firft effay in the houfe?
Arundel 1789
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A long letter, or effay, of his, upon the Pafchal Controverfy, is preferved in the Sylloge, which appears to be a very learned performance.
Strictures on the Ecclesiastical and Literary History of Ireland:: From the Most Ancient Times ... 1789
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