The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal, Volume 45A. Constable, 1827 |
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... half bound , and which at this day bind , England to Portugal . Independent of these consi- derations , the introduction of liberty into the smallest spot subject to absolute power , is unspeakably more important to the well - being of ...
... half bound , and which at this day bind , England to Portugal . Independent of these consi- derations , the introduction of liberty into the smallest spot subject to absolute power , is unspeakably more important to the well - being of ...
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... bound us as fast to Mo- rocco . To the doubts , whether the secession of Holland from the Triple Alliance of 1703 ... half a century- once in 1762 , and a second time in 1807 -Portugal was brought to ruin by her fidelity to England . We ...
... bound us as fast to Mo- rocco . To the doubts , whether the secession of Holland from the Triple Alliance of 1703 ... half a century- once in 1762 , and a second time in 1807 -Portugal was brought to ruin by her fidelity to England . We ...
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... bound . Lees ' Elements of Arithmetic . 8vo . 5s . boards . De Fivas ' Fables et Contes Choisies . 12mo . 2s . 6d ... half - bound Major's Gospel of St Luke , with English Notes . ( 251 ) Dec. Quarterly List of New Publications.
... bound . Lees ' Elements of Arithmetic . 8vo . 5s . boards . De Fivas ' Fables et Contes Choisies . 12mo . 2s . 6d ... half - bound Major's Gospel of St Luke , with English Notes . ( 251 ) Dec. Quarterly List of New Publications.
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