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Robert Robinson : Miscellaneous Works of Robert Robinson

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Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: Samuel Taylor Coleridge      Print: Book

Robert Robinson : Ecclesiastical Researches

Robert Southey to John May, 4 June, 1797: 'The books with me are more than I wish when moving, & fewer than I want when settled. whilst I was packing them up, a friend brought me Robinsons Ecclesiastical Researches. he has as much wit as Jortin & yet never ceases to be serious, & with erudition at least equal to Mosheim, possesses a candour & discrimination which Mosheim wanted. have you read George Dyers life of Robert Robinson? it is the history of a very extraordinary man told with infinite simplicity by one as extraordinary as himself.'

Century: 1700-1799     Reader/Listener/Group: Robert Southey      Print: Book

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