The historic gallery of portraits and paintings; or, Biographical review: (1807)
London, Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe · leaf 93
calumniating his doctrine. But it has been de-fended and explained by many illustrious writers, andexperience still more strongly confirms it. Whateveropinion may be adopted as to the principles of Helvetius,we cannot deny him the praise of having, more forciblythan any preceding writer,… … BEN JONSON Benjamin Jonson, or Johnson, was descended froma Scots family; his grandfather, who was well descended,being originally of Annandale, in that kingdom, whencehe removed to Carlisle, and was afterwards employed inthe service of King Henry the Eighth. His father losthis estate under Queen…
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