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... illustration of these points of his character . When a coachman he had engaged in London was rendering his first weekly account , it was twopence short of balancing , and he taxed his memory in vain to account for the deficit . Somewhat ...
... illustration of these points of his character . When a coachman he had engaged in London was rendering his first weekly account , it was twopence short of balancing , and he taxed his memory in vain to account for the deficit . Somewhat ...
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... illustrated in a story related by Plutarch ( I think ) of Themistocles . A man of quality in ancient Greece , who seems to have pos- sessed a modern taste of distinction and pleasure , asked Themistocles if he could play on the lute ...
... illustrated in a story related by Plutarch ( I think ) of Themistocles . A man of quality in ancient Greece , who seems to have pos- sessed a modern taste of distinction and pleasure , asked Themistocles if he could play on the lute ...
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... illustration of the kind of work which devolved on themselves and their successors in the discharge of their statutory duties . The first councillors were elected on the 7th June 1780 , and were : George Murdoch , innkeeper , -Bailie ...
... illustration of the kind of work which devolved on themselves and their successors in the discharge of their statutory duties . The first councillors were elected on the 7th June 1780 , and were : George Murdoch , innkeeper , -Bailie ...
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... illustration of his prowess Towards the end of the century an English boxer was exhibiting his feats at Laurence Fair . Having made some successful assaults and produced a good deal of terror , he at length chal- lenged the market to ...
... illustration of his prowess Towards the end of the century an English boxer was exhibiting his feats at Laurence Fair . Having made some successful assaults and produced a good deal of terror , he at length chal- lenged the market to ...
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... illustration of the General Evi- dence establishing the Reality of Christ's Resurrec- tion , ' and the same year he received the degree of D.D. from the University of St Andrews . That his literary labours did not interfere with his ...
... illustration of the General Evi- dence establishing the Reality of Christ's Resurrec- tion , ' and the same year he received the degree of D.D. from the University of St Andrews . That his literary labours did not interfere with his ...
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