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... supported 1014 pounds . The rope of twelve threads fhould , in comparison to that of fix , accord- ing to the fame ... support 1352 pounds , instead of 1564 . The rope of eighteen threads , be- ing compared with that of fix , fhould ...
... supported 1014 pounds . The rope of twelve threads fhould , in comparison to that of fix , accord- ing to the fame ... support 1352 pounds , instead of 1564 . The rope of eighteen threads , be- ing compared with that of fix , fhould ...
Page 54
... support- ing and preferving his own work . But as , out of a fick and fallen king- dom , new and found republics may arife ; and fresh and vigorous king- doms , ther the moderns keep their better laws ftricter , than 3 54 THE UNIVERSAL ...
... support- ing and preferving his own work . But as , out of a fick and fallen king- dom , new and found republics may arife ; and fresh and vigorous king- doms , ther the moderns keep their better laws ftricter , than 3 54 THE UNIVERSAL ...
Page 111
... support . The computation of my days will foon perhaps be ex- pired . I fee already the dark and frightful angel , ready to receive me . Remember , how much faith I repofe in thee ; there is but one God , and thou art his Prophet . The ...
... support . The computation of my days will foon perhaps be ex- pired . I fee already the dark and frightful angel , ready to receive me . Remember , how much faith I repofe in thee ; there is but one God , and thou art his Prophet . The ...
Page 189
... support of my people , and the protection of the Divine Pro- vidence . Gentlemen of the House of Commons , I return you my thanks for the neceffary provifions you have made for the service of the current year . The extraordinary supply ...
... support of my people , and the protection of the Divine Pro- vidence . Gentlemen of the House of Commons , I return you my thanks for the neceffary provifions you have made for the service of the current year . The extraordinary supply ...
Page 270
... support . It is thought , that ftrong fhoe - heels are an ease to the weak heels and fet- locks of horses , as if the body of the fhoe was flexible enough to yield to the horse's heel , and , under this no- tion , they raise the fhoe ...
... support . It is thought , that ftrong fhoe - heels are an ease to the weak heels and fet- locks of horses , as if the body of the fhoe was flexible enough to yield to the horse's heel , and , under this no- tion , they raise the fhoe ...
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