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... instance , he would regard the gracile limb of the antelope , or the shaggy mane of the lion ? To think of a creature having a pouch in which to carry her young family , and from which they may occasionally be seen peeping like so many ...
... instance , he would regard the gracile limb of the antelope , or the shaggy mane of the lion ? To think of a creature having a pouch in which to carry her young family , and from which they may occasionally be seen peeping like so many ...
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... instance on record of such an observation being made , we cannot doubt that , long before the times of this celebrated fox , men were accustomed to take their disappointments in a similar philosophical spirit . It is to be remarked of ...
... instance on record of such an observation being made , we cannot doubt that , long before the times of this celebrated fox , men were accustomed to take their disappointments in a similar philosophical spirit . It is to be remarked of ...
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... instance , and of the neighbours and country people afterwards , made their task compara- tively easy . A little common dexterity was all they had used ; and , being themselves unsuspected , they swelled the alarm by the wonderful ...
... instance , and of the neighbours and country people afterwards , made their task compara- tively easy . A little common dexterity was all they had used ; and , being themselves unsuspected , they swelled the alarm by the wonderful ...
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... instances , a little too Anacreontic for these sober times . Some of them are agreeable adap- tations to the old ... instance , and likewise in any other which after- wards came under my observation , was that of a strong stimulant ...
... instances , a little too Anacreontic for these sober times . Some of them are agreeable adap- tations to the old ... instance , and likewise in any other which after- wards came under my observation , was that of a strong stimulant ...
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... instance of this in the history of type - founding in Scot- land . Exactly a century ago , types were for the first time cast in Scotland , and a trade begun in an article for which our northern kingdom is now highly celebrated . The ...
... instance of this in the history of type - founding in Scot- land . Exactly a century ago , types were for the first time cast in Scotland , and a trade begun in an article for which our northern kingdom is now highly celebrated . The ...
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