The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, Volume 9J. Limbird, 1827 Containing original essays; historical narratives, biographical memoirs, sketches of society, topographical descriptions, novels and tales, anecdotes, select extracts from new and expensive works, the spirit of the public journals, discoveries in the arts and sciences, useful domestic hints, etc. etc. etc. |
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... object to her husband's engaging old Timothy , the fiddler , to offi- ciate for the evening , on condition of giv- ing him as much ale as he chose to drink . although she perfectly well knew what that promise implied , Timothy's exam ...
... object to her husband's engaging old Timothy , the fiddler , to offi- ciate for the evening , on condition of giv- ing him as much ale as he chose to drink . although she perfectly well knew what that promise implied , Timothy's exam ...
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... object , for it creates al- most as much resistance as it increases power , from the additional friction suf- fered by the increased weight of the mov- ing objects , the large sizes of the pivots , and the strong inflexible ropes ...
... object , for it creates al- most as much resistance as it increases power , from the additional friction suf- fered by the increased weight of the mov- ing objects , the large sizes of the pivots , and the strong inflexible ropes ...
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... object of his adoration ! And with a heart " already stabbed by a white wench's black eye , " he goes to the field of battle , and en- closes his lacerated bosom in a breast- plate of steel . of war's alarms , " and perhaps favoured by ...
... object of his adoration ! And with a heart " already stabbed by a white wench's black eye , " he goes to the field of battle , and en- closes his lacerated bosom in a breast- plate of steel . of war's alarms , " and perhaps favoured by ...
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... object in its vicinity is the an- cient manor house of Wickham Court , which stands about a mile from the vil- lage , near the church . This building was erected in the reign of Henry VII . by Sir Henry Heydon , but has under- gone ...
... object in its vicinity is the an- cient manor house of Wickham Court , which stands about a mile from the vil- lage , near the church . This building was erected in the reign of Henry VII . by Sir Henry Heydon , but has under- gone ...
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... day drawing nearer to the object of our highest wishes . " Dr. Franklin's idea is perhaps as beautiful as the foregoing : " I look upon death , " says he , C 2 THE MIRROR . 19 drawn aisles and dreary pensive vaults ...
... day drawing nearer to the object of our highest wishes . " Dr. Franklin's idea is perhaps as beautiful as the foregoing : " I look upon death , " says he , C 2 THE MIRROR . 19 drawn aisles and dreary pensive vaults ...
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