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Martin Sherlock. But it is one of those things which must be seen to have an idea of it . There are a thoufand circumftances which produce an effect on the fpec- tator , and none on paper . The instant of my feeing the enemy's army ap ...
Martin Sherlock. But it is one of those things which must be seen to have an idea of it . There are a thoufand circumftances which produce an effect on the fpec- tator , and none on paper . The instant of my feeing the enemy's army ap ...
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... seen in any country ; but the king of Pruffia has not a fat ferjeant . A profound knowledge of the œcono- my of finance is one of the points in which this prince excells ; it is alfo C 2 one one of the reasons why his troops fel- dom ...
... seen in any country ; but the king of Pruffia has not a fat ferjeant . A profound knowledge of the œcono- my of finance is one of the points in which this prince excells ; it is alfo C 2 one one of the reasons why his troops fel- dom ...
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... seen * , fays " he , what fo many great men in " France , in England , and in Ger- 66 many , have writ before me , I have " been in admiration , but I have not " loft my courage ; and I too am a " painter , exclaimed I with Corre “ gio ...
... seen * , fays " he , what fo many great men in " France , in England , and in Ger- 66 many , have writ before me , I have " been in admiration , but I have not " loft my courage ; and I too am a " painter , exclaimed I with Corre “ gio ...
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... seen in my travels , a great deal of wit , an improved understanding , and a good heart ; she is a charming woman in every sense of the word . You will fee in Prince Kaunitz a fuperior genius , and one of the greatest men of the age ...
... seen in my travels , a great deal of wit , an improved understanding , and a good heart ; she is a charming woman in every sense of the word . You will fee in Prince Kaunitz a fuperior genius , and one of the greatest men of the age ...
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... seen to blush , but it is not poffible to put a Roman woman out of countenance . This is a flight fketch of the pre- fent ftate of that Rome , dont le deftin dans la paix , dans la guerre , Eft d'être en tous les temps maîtresse de la ...
... seen to blush , but it is not poffible to put a Roman woman out of countenance . This is a flight fketch of the pre- fent ftate of that Rome , dont le deftin dans la paix , dans la guerre , Eft d'être en tous les temps maîtresse de la ...
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