 | Tobias Smollett - 1782 - 510 pages
...Character" prefixed to the book itfelf. « It may add weight, perhaps, to the reflections contained in th£ following pages to inform the reader, that the author's...generous a zeal and fuch an elegant and affecting limplicity of ftyle, he endeavours to recommend to general practice. He left others to contend for... | |
 | William Melmoth - 1787 - 166 pages
...CHARACTER . OFTHE AUTHOR Of the following t R EAT IS E. TT may add Weight, perhaps, to the Reflexions contained in the following Pages, to inform the Reader...which, with fo generous a Zeal and fuch an elegant and affefting Simplicity of Style, he endeavours to recommend to general Praftice. He left oiherg to contend... | |
 | Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - 1797 - 416 pages
...the author is plainly pointed out in the following ihort character prefixed to the book itfelf r " It may add weight, perhaps, to the reflections contained...the author's life was one uniform exemplar of thofe precept! which, with fo generous a 7,eal, and fuch an elegant and affefting fimplicity of rtyle, he... | |
 | Hannah Adams - 1804 - 398 pages
...following concife account of Mr. Melmoth's character, drawn by his fon, * is prefixed to this publication. It may add weight perhaps to the reflections contained...He left others to contend for modes of faith, and enflame themfelves and the world with endIcfs controverfy : it was the wifer purpofe of his more ennobled... | |
 | William Melmoth - 1812 - 410 pages
...present century. 'WM Bath; May \6t 1790. A SHORT CHARACTER OF THE AUTHOR Of THE POL10WINO TREATISE. / IT may add weight, perhaps, to the reflections contained...that the author's life was one uniform exemplar of those precepts, which with so benevolent a zeal and so pathetic a simplicity of style, he endeavours... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1815 - 570 pages
...earl of Egmont. Of this work Mr. Melmoth's son says, in the short preface which accompanies it, that " It may add weight, perhaps, to the reflections contained...that the author's life was one uniform exemplar of those precepts, which, with so generous a zeal, and such an elegant and affecting simplicity of style,... | |
 | John Nichols - 1812 - 782 pages
...Short Character" prefixed to some modern Editions: " It may add weight, perhaps, to the reflexions contained in the following pages, to inform the Reader, that the Author's lite was one uniform exemplar of those precepts, which, with so generous a zeal and such an elegant... | |
 | Elizabeth Frank - 1814 - 400 pages
...letter inserted in this volume, jt, reflects honour on the character, both of the father and the son. " It may add weight, perhaps, to the reflections contained...that the author's life was one uniform exemplar of those precepts, which, with so benevolent a zeal, and so pathetic a simplicity of style, he endeavours... | |
 | Frank Elizabeth - 1814 - 400 pages
...letter inserted in this volume, it reflects honour on the character both of the father and the son. " It may add weight, perhaps, to the reflections contained...that the author's life was one uniform exemplar of those precepts, which, with so benevolent a zeal, and so pathetic a simplicity of style, be endeavours... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1815 - 564 pages
...earl of Egmont. Of this work Mr. Melmoth's son says, in the short preface which accompanies it, that " It may add weight, perhaps, to the reflections contained...that the author's life was one uniform exemplar of those precepts, which, with so generous a zeal, and such an elegant and affecting simplicity of style,... | |
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... simplicity of style, he endeavours to recommend to general practice. He left others to contend for' modes of faith, and inflame themselves and the world with endless controversy ; it was the wiser purpose of his more... 
