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... Lives of the Poets abridged , 157 Jones's , Capt . Treatife on Skaiting , 77 G. T. Defence of English Syftem of Book - keeping , 155 Edw . Mufical Mifcellany , 398 Gale , Oration , 313 - , John , Vindication of Bishop Wat- fon's Apology ...
... Lives of the Poets abridged , 157 Jones's , Capt . Treatife on Skaiting , 77 G. T. Defence of English Syftem of Book - keeping , 155 Edw . Mufical Mifcellany , 398 Gale , Oration , 313 - , John , Vindication of Bishop Wat- fon's Apology ...
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... live to- gether , as man and wife , during the term of feven years ; and then , if they agreed , they had the liberty of extending the duration : if , on the contrary , at the expiration of feven years , they wished to be parted , they ...
... live to- gether , as man and wife , during the term of feven years ; and then , if they agreed , they had the liberty of extending the duration : if , on the contrary , at the expiration of feven years , they wished to be parted , they ...
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... live and die , " Do all but crofs the water . " Then , fplafhing , dathing through the town , She drove , the ftare of all , The echo of her rattling wheels Was , " There goes pretty Poll ! " " Oh , pretty , pretty , Poll ! " From ev'ry ...
... live and die , " Do all but crofs the water . " Then , fplafhing , dathing through the town , She drove , the ftare of all , The echo of her rattling wheels Was , " There goes pretty Poll ! " " Oh , pretty , pretty , Poll ! " From ev'ry ...
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... live to enjoy that encrease of wealth the acquired by Mr. Dan cer's death ; the fickness the contract- ed during her attendance on him , foon after clofed the period of her life . ” VI . The Italian , or the Confeffional of the Black ...
... live to enjoy that encrease of wealth the acquired by Mr. Dan cer's death ; the fickness the contract- ed during her attendance on him , foon after clofed the period of her life . ” VI . The Italian , or the Confeffional of the Black ...
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... lives , as the depofitions of my witneffes abundantly teftify : at the fame time Campbell and Baker pretended the utmost reluctance in what they did , and that they acted only in confequence of the commo- dore's orders , which , they ...
... lives , as the depofitions of my witneffes abundantly teftify : at the fame time Campbell and Baker pretended the utmost reluctance in what they did , and that they acted only in confequence of the commo- dore's orders , which , they ...
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Page 362 - of his operations. But though, by the wonderful powers" of native genius, he was thus enabled to get over his want of artificial method to a certain degree, yet there is no doubt that when his concerns became extremely complicated, with accounts of various kinds to keep, and calculations of all forts