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... live alway " -Lines to a Lady . 118 NO . III . 1. Braddock's Defeat , 121 2. The Accession of William and Mary , 142 3. Burnaby's Travels in Virginia , in 1759 , 144 4. The Capture of the Redoubts before Yorktown , in 1781 , 157 5 ...
... live alway " -Lines to a Lady . 118 NO . III . 1. Braddock's Defeat , 121 2. The Accession of William and Mary , 142 3. Burnaby's Travels in Virginia , in 1759 , 144 4. The Capture of the Redoubts before Yorktown , in 1781 , 157 5 ...
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... live without work in so plentiful a country . These wretches were set ashore not far from Roanoke inlet , but by some fatal disagreement , or laziness , were either star- ved or cut to pieces by the Indians . Several repeated ...
... live without work in so plentiful a country . These wretches were set ashore not far from Roanoke inlet , but by some fatal disagreement , or laziness , were either star- ved or cut to pieces by the Indians . Several repeated ...
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... live in , without danger of being burnt with the pope , every 5th of November ; for which reason legions of them transplanted themselves to Maryland in order to be safe , as well from the insolence of the populace as the rigour of the ...
... live in , without danger of being burnt with the pope , every 5th of November ; for which reason legions of them transplanted themselves to Maryland in order to be safe , as well from the insolence of the populace as the rigour of the ...
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... lives ; and it is not uncommon in the woods , to see trees torn and riven to pieces by their fury and violence . A remarkable circumstance happened some years ago at York , which is well attested : a person stand- ing at his door during ...
... lives ; and it is not uncommon in the woods , to see trees torn and riven to pieces by their fury and violence . A remarkable circumstance happened some years ago at York , which is well attested : a person stand- ing at his door during ...
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... lives chiefly by suction upon the sweets and essences of flow- ers and nothing can be more curious than to observe ... live longer than two months . The food which is given them , is either honey or sugar , mixed with water . Repeated ...
... lives chiefly by suction upon the sweets and essences of flow- ers and nothing can be more curious than to observe ... live longer than two months . The food which is given them , is either honey or sugar , mixed with water . Repeated ...
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