Essays: On the Nature and Immutability of Truth, in Opposition to Sophistry and Scepticism : on Poetry and Music, as They Affect the Mind : on Laughter, and Ludicrous Composition : on the Utility of Classical Learning, Volume 2William Creech, Edinburgh; and for E. & C. Dilly, and T. Cadell, London, 1776 - 555 páginas |
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