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... by that sea which holds no living fish in its bosom , bears no skiff on its surface , and , as if its own dreadful bed were the only fit receptacle for its sluggish waters , sends not , like other lakes , a tribute to the ocean .
... by that sea which holds no living fish in its bosom , bears no skiff on its surface , and , as if its own dreadful bed were the only fit receptacle for its sluggish waters , sends not , like other lakes , a tribute to the ocean .
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This morning ( we living lately in the garret ) I rose , put on my suit with great skirts , having not lately worn any other cloth but them . Went to Mr. Gunning's * chapel at Exeter House , ' & c . The worthy gentleman was ...
This morning ( we living lately in the garret ) I rose , put on my suit with great skirts , having not lately worn any other cloth but them . Went to Mr. Gunning's * chapel at Exeter House , ' & c . The worthy gentleman was ...
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The writers of these books avow it to be their purpose to communicate to strangers , by living pictures , a knowlege of the manners , habits , characters , and transactions of their countrymen of the present and former time .
The writers of these books avow it to be their purpose to communicate to strangers , by living pictures , a knowlege of the manners , habits , characters , and transactions of their countrymen of the present and former time .
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The Spirit of the Age or Contemporary Portraits | 1 |
Lavlesss Compendium of the History of Ireland | 15 |
Halketts Historical Notes on the NorthAmerican Indians | 38 |
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