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... equal age with king Edward VI . she had received all her education with him , and seemed even to possess a greater fa- cility in acquiring every part of manly and classical literature . 4 She had attained a knowledge of the Roman and ...
... equal age with king Edward VI . she had received all her education with him , and seemed even to possess a greater fa- cility in acquiring every part of manly and classical literature . 4 She had attained a knowledge of the Roman and ...
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... equal in sumptuousness to that of the vizier ; to this mansion he invited all the ministers of pleasure , expecting to enjoy all the felicity which he had imagined riches able to afford . Leisure soon made him weary of himself , and he ...
... equal in sumptuousness to that of the vizier ; to this mansion he invited all the ministers of pleasure , expecting to enjoy all the felicity which he had imagined riches able to afford . Leisure soon made him weary of himself , and he ...
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... and tollsome progress . 8 Indeed , there were few who ascended the hill with equal and uninterrupted steadiness ; for , besides the diffi- D • . culties of the way , they were continually CHAP . 11 . 37 NARRATIVE PIECES .
... and tollsome progress . 8 Indeed , there were few who ascended the hill with equal and uninterrupted steadiness ; for , besides the diffi- D • . culties of the way , they were continually CHAP . 11 . 37 NARRATIVE PIECES .
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... equal to the torment he creates to himself , by means of the fierce and desperate passions which he allows to rage in his soul . 4 Those evil spirits that inhabit the regions of misery , are represented as delighting in revenge and ...
... equal to the torment he creates to himself , by means of the fierce and desperate passions which he allows to rage in his soul . 4 Those evil spirits that inhabit the regions of misery , are represented as delighting in revenge and ...
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... equal nor imitate.— Upon being informed by him that the place was full of these beautiful incrustations , I ventured in with him , about fifty paces , anxiously and cautiously descending , by a steep and dangerous way . 7 Finding ...
... equal nor imitate.— Upon being informed by him that the place was full of these beautiful incrustations , I ventured in with him , about fifty paces , anxiously and cautiously descending , by a steep and dangerous way . 7 Finding ...
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