The Gentleman's Magazine, Volume 94, Part 1; Volume 135F. Jefferies, 1824 - Early English newspapers The "Gentleman's magazine" section is a digest of selections from the weekly press; the "(Trader's) monthly intelligencer" section consists of news (foreign and domestic), vital statistics, a register of the month's new publications, and a calendar of forthcoming trade fairs. |
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... whole length about a mile and three quarters , or perhaps about three thou- sand yards . At the south end , about twenty yards from the south - west cor- ner , on the outside of the stones , was a small tumulus , which , since the in ...
... whole length about a mile and three quarters , or perhaps about three thou- sand yards . At the south end , about twenty yards from the south - west cor- ner , on the outside of the stones , was a small tumulus , which , since the in ...
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... whole lives have been passed in pursuits which deprived them of the opportunity , even if they had possessed the desire of obtaining a knowledge of those principles , we may reasonably expect that their decisions will not conform to the ...
... whole lives have been passed in pursuits which deprived them of the opportunity , even if they had possessed the desire of obtaining a knowledge of those principles , we may reasonably expect that their decisions will not conform to the ...
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... whole - length figure of a giant , bearing on his shoulders a female , holding in one hand a ball resembling a globe , while the other was held up near her face . The giant held in his left hand a large staff , or what is more probable ...
... whole - length figure of a giant , bearing on his shoulders a female , holding in one hand a ball resembling a globe , while the other was held up near her face . The giant held in his left hand a large staff , or what is more probable ...
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... whole feudal world ; and when afterwards , by the natural progression of that sin- gular system , when by the inevitable operation of escheats and forfeitures , the Crown must have attracted all that property originally issued from it ...
... whole feudal world ; and when afterwards , by the natural progression of that sin- gular system , when by the inevitable operation of escheats and forfeitures , the Crown must have attracted all that property originally issued from it ...
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... whole of these utensils are curious and well painted , as is the figure of the Archbishop . In the back ground is a shelf with books on it . Over this portrait are the armis , as Two small windows are on the South side of this Chapel ...
... whole of these utensils are curious and well painted , as is the figure of the Archbishop . In the back ground is a shelf with books on it . Over this portrait are the armis , as Two small windows are on the South side of this Chapel ...
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