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In these Nature and the actor may be set to run races, the player always coming
off victorious; or Nature may mistake him for herself; or old Shakspeare may put
on his winding-sheet and pay him a visit; or the tuneful Nine may strike up their ...
In these Nature and the actor may be set to run races, the player always coming
off victorious; or Nature may mistake him for herself; or old Shakspeare may put
on his winding-sheet and pay him a visit; or the tuneful Nine may strike up their ...
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... and while a description of the objects around us teaches to supply our wants, it
satisfies our curiosity, The multitude of Nature's productions, however, seems at
first to bewilder the inquirer, rather than excite his attention; the various wonders
...
... and while a description of the objects around us teaches to supply our wants, it
satisfies our curiosity, The multitude of Nature's productions, however, seems at
first to bewilder the inquirer, rather than excite his attention; the various wonders
...
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A complete cheap and commodious body of Natural History being wanted in our
language, it was these advantages which prompted me to this undertaking. Such
therefore as choose to range in the delightful fields of Nature, will, I flatter myself ...
A complete cheap and commodious body of Natural History being wanted in our
language, it was these advantages which prompted me to this undertaking. Such
therefore as choose to range in the delightful fields of Nature, will, I flatter myself ...
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It will be sufficient for me, if the following system is found as pleasing as the
nature of the subject will bear, neither obscured by any unnecessary ostentation
of science, hor lengthened out by an affected eagerness after heedless ...
It will be sufficient for me, if the following system is found as pleasing as the
nature of the subject will bear, neither obscured by any unnecessary ostentation
of science, hor lengthened out by an affected eagerness after heedless ...
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First, that of discovering, ascertaining, and naming all the various productions of
Nature. Secondly, that of describing the properties, manners, and relations which
they bear to us, and to each other. The first, which is the most difficult part of the ...
First, that of discovering, ascertaining, and naming all the various productions of
Nature. Secondly, that of describing the properties, manners, and relations which
they bear to us, and to each other. The first, which is the most difficult part of the ...
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