A Tale of a Tub: And An Account of a Battel Between the Ancient and Modern Books in St. James's Library, and A Discourse Concerning the Mechanical Operation of the SpiritThis is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. |
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Page 99
... thefe had Fishes Tails , yet upon Oc · cafion , could ont - fly any Bird in the Air . Peter put thefe Bulls upon feveral Em- ploys . Sometimes he would fer them a roaring to fright Naughty Boys , and make them quiet . Sometimes he would ...
... thefe had Fishes Tails , yet upon Oc · cafion , could ont - fly any Bird in the Air . Peter put thefe Bulls upon feveral Em- ploys . Sometimes he would fer them a roaring to fright Naughty Boys , and make them quiet . Sometimes he would ...
Page 118
... thefe Omiffions in Homer already mentioned , the curious Reader will alfo oblerve feveral Deicits in that Au- thor's Writings , for which he is not alto- gether to accountable . For whereas every Branch of Knowledge has received fuch ...
... thefe Omiffions in Homer already mentioned , the curious Reader will alfo oblerve feveral Deicits in that Au- thor's Writings , for which he is not alto- gether to accountable . For whereas every Branch of Knowledge has received fuch ...
Page 144
... thefe Allowances , how is it poffible , we Modern Wits fhould ever have an Opportunity to introduce our Collections , lifted under fo many thou- fand Heads of a different Nature ? for want of which , the Learned World would be deprived ...
... thefe Allowances , how is it poffible , we Modern Wits fhould ever have an Opportunity to introduce our Collections , lifted under fo many thou- fand Heads of a different Nature ? for want of which , the Learned World would be deprived ...
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