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... considerable time shrunk from the hostile banners of the Carthaginians : they therefore , although well aware of the general dangers of the sea , had no idea of combining mathematical with mechanical powers , in order as much as it was ...
... considerable time shrunk from the hostile banners of the Carthaginians : they therefore , although well aware of the general dangers of the sea , had no idea of combining mathematical with mechanical powers , in order as much as it was ...
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... considerable estates . It has been said , and indeed truly said , that the first objects that attract the atten- tion of the infantile mind , frequently leave a lasting , an indelible impression , which operates upon , and sometimes ...
... considerable estates . It has been said , and indeed truly said , that the first objects that attract the atten- tion of the infantile mind , frequently leave a lasting , an indelible impression , which operates upon , and sometimes ...
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... considerable time unburied . What reason the Earl , for he must have acted from his own judgment , or rather his own impulse , could have had for dragging this body four hundred miles , not triumphantly , but privately , is now ...
... considerable time unburied . What reason the Earl , for he must have acted from his own judgment , or rather his own impulse , could have had for dragging this body four hundred miles , not triumphantly , but privately , is now ...
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... considerable addi- tions , probably obtained through the same medium , though not exactly in the same manner , as the former . These circumstances are noted by Stow , but he shall here speak for himself . " This work " ( Chaucer's Poems ...
... considerable addi- tions , probably obtained through the same medium , though not exactly in the same manner , as the former . These circumstances are noted by Stow , but he shall here speak for himself . " This work " ( Chaucer's Poems ...
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... considerable , but the number cannot be ascertained , as returns are not made by the parishes . I have the honour to be , sir , Your most obedient servant , J. HENTHORN , Secy . D. Hervey , M.D. & c . & c . & c . On SPELLING the NAME of ...
... considerable , but the number cannot be ascertained , as returns are not made by the parishes . I have the honour to be , sir , Your most obedient servant , J. HENTHORN , Secy . D. Hervey , M.D. & c . & c . & c . On SPELLING the NAME of ...
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