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... heads of a manifesto in Charles Edward's own hand- writing , among which appeared , My having in the year 1750 ... head as to wear a great trace of probability . Query , what if the Pretender had taken up Dymock's gauntlet ? ' Miss ...
... heads of a manifesto in Charles Edward's own hand- writing , among which appeared , My having in the year 1750 ... head as to wear a great trace of probability . Query , what if the Pretender had taken up Dymock's gauntlet ? ' Miss ...
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... head against the wall of a room , the sides then showing will appear quite unlike one orna- mented , and the other plain . At this , the maker expressed his surprise that I should be ignorant I lately read one of the most fascinating ...
... head against the wall of a room , the sides then showing will appear quite unlike one orna- mented , and the other plain . At this , the maker expressed his surprise that I should be ignorant I lately read one of the most fascinating ...
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... head , carried on poles at the head of the army . Another instance to be added to the many , showing the proneness of Pagan nations to deify animals that are useful to them . The analogy to the Roman eagles will not escape observation ...
... head , carried on poles at the head of the army . Another instance to be added to the many , showing the proneness of Pagan nations to deify animals that are useful to them . The analogy to the Roman eagles will not escape observation ...
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... Head , Queen's Head , George Inn , Horse Shoe , & c . I am also very anxious to know if there is any water - colour drawing of the Catherine Wheel , and of the other old inns I have mentioned ; if not , I should advise that some one ...
... Head , Queen's Head , George Inn , Horse Shoe , & c . I am also very anxious to know if there is any water - colour drawing of the Catherine Wheel , and of the other old inns I have mentioned ; if not , I should advise that some one ...
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... head of a human being . The wounds which produced death were evi- dently made on the head with a sharp instrument , and the man , who was a very bad character , was convicted , and sentenced to death . Shortly before execution , not ...
... head of a human being . The wounds which produced death were evi- dently made on the head with a sharp instrument , and the man , who was a very bad character , was convicted , and sentenced to death . Shortly before execution , not ...
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Page 217 - Duty, then, is the sublimest word in our language. Do your duty in all things, like that old Puritan. You cannot do more; you should never wish to do less.
Page 34 - That the churches of England and Ireland,, as now by law established, be united into one Protestant Episcopal Church, to be called The United Church of England and Ireland; and that the doctrine, worship, discipline, and government of the said united church shall be, and shall remain in full force for ever, as the same are now by law established for the church of England ; and that the continuance and preservation of the said united church, as the established church of...
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