English Prose of the Eighteenth CenturyCecil Albert Moore |
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Page 128
... happened in some of their almanacs that poor King William was prayed for many months after he was dead , because it fell out that he died about the beginning of the year . To mention no more of their imperti- nent predictions , what ...
... happened in some of their almanacs that poor King William was prayed for many months after he was dead , because it fell out that he died about the beginning of the year . To mention no more of their imperti- nent predictions , what ...
Page 344
... happened very lately to be my fate . The conversation , for the first half - hour , was so very rambling that it is hard to say what was talked of , or who spoke least to the purpose . The various motions of the fan , the tossings of ...
... happened very lately to be my fate . The conversation , for the first half - hour , was so very rambling that it is hard to say what was talked of , or who spoke least to the purpose . The various motions of the fan , the tossings of ...
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... happened in the national character , it can scarcely be our wish that terms of accommodation never should be proposed to our enemy except when they must be attributed solely to our fears . It has happened , let me say unfortunately ...
... happened in the national character , it can scarcely be our wish that terms of accommodation never should be proposed to our enemy except when they must be attributed solely to our fears . It has happened , let me say unfortunately ...
Contents
PREFACE | 4 |
THE POOR MANS PLEA | 14 |
THE SHORTEST WAY WITH THE DISSENTERS | 23 |
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