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... fome faults , and fecking out greater virtues . He had a good heart ; and , abating thofe little indifcretions natural to moft men , could do no wrong . ' He married at Canterbury , and re- fided there fome years , much beloved and ...
... fome faults , and fecking out greater virtues . He had a good heart ; and , abating thofe little indifcretions natural to moft men , could do no wrong . ' He married at Canterbury , and re- fided there fome years , much beloved and ...
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... fome incidents in the early part of the History of England . Concerning this play we have made many inquiries to little purpofe ; the probability is , that a work of this kind , after it was read amongst his fchool- fellows , or perhaps ...
... fome incidents in the early part of the History of England . Concerning this play we have made many inquiries to little purpofe ; the probability is , that a work of this kind , after it was read amongst his fchool- fellows , or perhaps ...
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... fome strange fatality it has been fix weeks longer in its paffage . I own your long filence aftonifhed me , and raised in me many mortifying reflections . The general neglect which I experienced from all quarters in my diftreft ...
... fome strange fatality it has been fix weeks longer in its paffage . I own your long filence aftonifhed me , and raised in me many mortifying reflections . The general neglect which I experienced from all quarters in my diftreft ...
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... fome years fince , to raise a fubfcription for the propagation of them in every country of Europe . How a project so useful hap- pened to fail , although I have not leifure for the enquiry , may , I think , furnish a fubject for ...
... fome years fince , to raise a fubfcription for the propagation of them in every country of Europe . How a project so useful hap- pened to fail , although I have not leifure for the enquiry , may , I think , furnish a fubject for ...
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... fome rough reply . To this his Lordship anfwered , That if he needs must have his fword , it must be in his guts ; " and fo marched on to his feat , where he fat as the only Peer with a fword that day . The Lord Deputy being informed of ...
... fome rough reply . To this his Lordship anfwered , That if he needs must have his fword , it must be in his guts ; " and fo marched on to his feat , where he fat as the only Peer with a fword that day . The Lord Deputy being informed of ...
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