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Wishart, William
Wishart, William (c.1692–1753), Scots cleric and controversialist, and co-founder of the Rankenian club. He was an energetic exponent of the moral sense philosophy of Shaftesbury and Hutcheson. In addition to sermons, he published anonymous satires on Berkeley's Alciphron in 1734 and Doddridge's Life of Col. Gardiner in 1747.
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MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Wishart, William." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Wishart, William." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-WishartWilliam.html MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Wishart, William." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-WishartWilliam.html |
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Alciphron
Alciphron , fl. c.AD 200?, Greek satirist. His only extant work, in fine Attic style, consists of over 100 fictitious letters from ordinary people living in Athens in the 4th cent. BC |
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"Alciphron." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Alciphron." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Alciphro.html "Alciphron." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Alciphro.html |
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