The British essayists, with prefaces by A. Chalmers, Volumes 3-4 |
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Page 33
... never heard the word before , thought it had been some strange fish ; but they were more surprised when they saw it was a man , and heard out of his own mouth , that he never believed till that day that there was a God . As he lay in ...
... never heard the word before , thought it had been some strange fish ; but they were more surprised when they saw it was a man , and heard out of his own mouth , that he never believed till that day that there was a God . As he lay in ...
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... Never did tyrant exercise more various cruelties . Some of the poor creatures he chased to death about the room ; others he drove into the jaws of a blood - thirsty cat ; and even in his greatest acts of mercy , either clipped the wings ...
... Never did tyrant exercise more various cruelties . Some of the poor creatures he chased to death about the room ; others he drove into the jaws of a blood - thirsty cat ; and even in his greatest acts of mercy , either clipped the wings ...
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... never drawn but once at May - fair . Six clean packs of cards , a quart of orange- flower - water , a pair of French scissors , a toothpick- case , and an eyebrow brush . A large glass - case , containing the linen and clothes of the ...
... never drawn but once at May - fair . Six clean packs of cards , a quart of orange- flower - water , a pair of French scissors , a toothpick- case , and an eyebrow brush . A large glass - case , containing the linen and clothes of the ...
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... never leads the con- versation into the violence and rage of party dis- putes , I listened to him with great pleasure . Our discourse chanced to be upon the subject of death , which he treated with such a strength of reason , and ...
... never leads the con- versation into the violence and rage of party dis- putes , I listened to him with great pleasure . Our discourse chanced to be upon the subject of death , which he treated with such a strength of reason , and ...
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... never born to . There is nothing in particular in which I so much rejoice as the de- liverance of good and generous spirits out of dangers , difficulties , and distresses . And because the world does not supply instances of this kind to ...
... never born to . There is nothing in particular in which I so much rejoice as the de- liverance of good and generous spirits out of dangers , difficulties , and distresses . And because the world does not supply instances of this kind to ...
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