The North American Review, Volume 4University of Northern Iowa, 1965 - North American review and miscellaneous journal |
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Page 296
... observed , " Practice makes perfect . " Enraged at this uncourtly observation , the King instantly ordered her to be sent into the Mountains to perish . Her life was saved by the mercy of a minister , who allowed her to re- tire to a ...
... observed , " Practice makes perfect . " Enraged at this uncourtly observation , the King instantly ordered her to be sent into the Mountains to perish . Her life was saved by the mercy of a minister , who allowed her to re- tire to a ...
Page 336
... observed here , that Colonel , now General Vallancy , in his Irish Grammar , published in 1773 , affirmed , that the Persepolitan characters bear a strong re- semblance to that species of writing , which the Irish call Ogam . But the ...
... observed here , that Colonel , now General Vallancy , in his Irish Grammar , published in 1773 , affirmed , that the Persepolitan characters bear a strong re- semblance to that species of writing , which the Irish call Ogam . But the ...
Page 343
... observed the sun - dried bricks and clay - mortar , in the same place . Yet we cannot doubt but all three exist amongst the ruins in question . It is no new observation , that one man observes one thing , and another , another . " - 372 ...
... observed the sun - dried bricks and clay - mortar , in the same place . Yet we cannot doubt but all three exist amongst the ruins in question . It is no new observation , that one man observes one thing , and another , another . " - 372 ...
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