The gleaner; or, Entertainment for the fire-side [compiled by J. Watson].1804 |
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... taken to avoid whatever may have the least tendency to offend , even the most delicate mind . With an entirely new and elegant type ; with paper of a superior quality , and of a most beautiful texture ( both of which have been pro ...
... taken to avoid whatever may have the least tendency to offend , even the most delicate mind . With an entirely new and elegant type ; with paper of a superior quality , and of a most beautiful texture ( both of which have been pro ...
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... taken poison . The mother of the young lady survived her death but a few days ; and the father threw himself into a convent of mendicants , making over , by deed of gift , the whole of his property to the supposed murderer . In this ...
... taken poison . The mother of the young lady survived her death but a few days ; and the father threw himself into a convent of mendicants , making over , by deed of gift , the whole of his property to the supposed murderer . In this ...
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... taken the roughs and the smooths of the world toge- ther . They were in many actions , skirmishes , and battles , particular- ` ly that of Dettingen . Their friendship seemed to encrease from the dangers to which they were mutually ...
... taken the roughs and the smooths of the world toge- ther . They were in many actions , skirmishes , and battles , particular- ` ly that of Dettingen . Their friendship seemed to encrease from the dangers to which they were mutually ...
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... taken ill , separated from Pocket in consequence , and sent to an hospital ; and while he remained in this situation , the troop in which he rode , was disbanded , and he , when in some degree recovered , placed in Chelsea College , as ...
... taken ill , separated from Pocket in consequence , and sent to an hospital ; and while he remained in this situation , the troop in which he rode , was disbanded , and he , when in some degree recovered , placed in Chelsea College , as ...
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... taken by the Turks , who ran a stake through his body , and then fastened him with cords to another , leaving him in this condition to expire , at the side of a high road . Passengers , and the pea- sants inhabiting the neighbourhood ...
... taken by the Turks , who ran a stake through his body , and then fastened him with cords to another , leaving him in this condition to expire , at the side of a high road . Passengers , and the pea- sants inhabiting the neighbourhood ...
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