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... means ( of which , had such been offered to them , they could well have availed themselves ) it only served to lengthen their ineffectual la- bours , and at last to shew their inutility , especially as it has been stated , and we fear ...
... means ( of which , had such been offered to them , they could well have availed themselves ) it only served to lengthen their ineffectual la- bours , and at last to shew their inutility , especially as it has been stated , and we fear ...
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... means necessary to effect this patriotic purpose , of which the example and exertions of the adventurous and hu- mane are its most expressive features , benevolent efforts may become a princi- ple in places where those of a contrary ...
... means necessary to effect this patriotic purpose , of which the example and exertions of the adventurous and hu- mane are its most expressive features , benevolent efforts may become a princi- ple in places where those of a contrary ...
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... means by which the lives of shipwrecked seamen might be preserved ; and from this consideration , which probably revived Jatent ideas , the apparatus that we have formerly described , and latterly advert- ed to , emanated - the numerous ...
... means by which the lives of shipwrecked seamen might be preserved ; and from this consideration , which probably revived Jatent ideas , the apparatus that we have formerly described , and latterly advert- ed to , emanated - the numerous ...
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... means like the stately structure that at present adorns its site ; on the con- trary , it was a building so compara tively contracted , that Stow , upon his investigation of it , had great doubts of its continent capabilities . To bring ...
... means like the stately structure that at present adorns its site ; on the con- trary , it was a building so compara tively contracted , that Stow , upon his investigation of it , had great doubts of its continent capabilities . To bring ...
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... means agrees in colour with that which is to be found in the Scottish historians , or that is , we think , still to be seen in his por- traits , the production of the Caledo- nian painters ; but to place the mat- ter beyond the reach of ...
... means agrees in colour with that which is to be found in the Scottish historians , or that is , we think , still to be seen in his por- traits , the production of the Caledo- nian painters ; but to place the mat- ter beyond the reach of ...
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