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... Observations were made with the greatest Circumspection , yet I cannot take upon me to fay , bow they may anfever in other Refpects ; for I pretend not to that Accuracy , with which they observe at Greenwich , for Want of Inftruments ...
... Observations were made with the greatest Circumspection , yet I cannot take upon me to fay , bow they may anfever in other Refpects ; for I pretend not to that Accuracy , with which they observe at Greenwich , for Want of Inftruments ...
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... Observations , 6 515 92 55 it no ways contributes to Long 58 Life ; for it is certain , that Thousands in the World live as long who drink no Strong Drink , as any Drinkers of ir 17 10 do . Some , indeed , from an ex 16 traordinary ...
... Observations , 6 515 92 55 it no ways contributes to Long 58 Life ; for it is certain , that Thousands in the World live as long who drink no Strong Drink , as any Drinkers of ir 17 10 do . Some , indeed , from an ex 16 traordinary ...
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... Observations . 193517N52 Saturn rifes 52 m . after 1 in the morning . 210 3217 37 Lyra fouth 35 m . paft 9 at night . 21 Day 15 h . 6 m . long . 5 Day decreased 1 h . 22 m . I 32 Mars rifes 57 m . paft 9 at night . Saturn rifes 33 m ...
... Observations . 193517N52 Saturn rifes 52 m . after 1 in the morning . 210 3217 37 Lyra fouth 35 m . paft 9 at night . 21 Day 15 h . 6 m . long . 5 Day decreased 1 h . 22 m . I 32 Mars rifes 57 m . paft 9 at night . Saturn rifes 33 m ...
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... OBSERVATIONS . Friendly Reader , +853 55 B B MA 12345678 . 9 10 11 12 13 23456 8 147.554 15 16 Y the divine Permiffion I have once more exhibited fome few Remarks on feveral Affairs of this mundane Globe ; more particularly on fome that ...
... OBSERVATIONS . Friendly Reader , +853 55 B B MA 12345678 . 9 10 11 12 13 23456 8 147.554 15 16 Y the divine Permiffion I have once more exhibited fome few Remarks on feveral Affairs of this mundane Globe ; more particularly on fome that ...
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... OBSERVATIONS . O } DRife . Sets . Scarcity , and Wants of the Poor ; and have 17 274 33 fupplied in a great Measure the hungry cr1v- ing of thofe in Want ; and has reprieved ma- 23 3 4 ny from Death ( fome Distance from my Pa- rifh ...
... OBSERVATIONS . O } DRife . Sets . Scarcity , and Wants of the Poor ; and have 17 274 33 fupplied in a great Measure the hungry cr1v- ing of thofe in Want ; and has reprieved ma- 23 3 4 ny from Death ( fome Distance from my Pa- rifh ...
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Page 5 - Woe unto them that join house to house, that lay field to field, till there be no place, that they may be placed alone in the midst of the earth...
Page 5 - Imprints a different bias, and to each Decrees its province in the common toil. To some she taught the fabric of the sphere, The changeful moon, the circuit of the stars, The golden zones of...
Page 13 - ... prodigies and predictions. For as it is the chief concern of wise men to retrench the evils of life by the reasonings of philosophy, it is the employment of fools to multiply them by the sentiments of superstition.
Page 5 - The golden zones of heaven; to some she gave To weigh the moment of eternal things, Of time, and space, and fate's unbroken chain, And will's quick impulse; others by the hand She led o'er vales and mountains, to explore What healing virtue swells the tender veins Of herbs and flowers...
Page 17 - Henry I, Stephen, Henry II, Richard I, John, Henry III, Ed-ward I, Edward II, Edward III, Richard II, Henry IV...
Page 13 - Sibyls, that fore- bodes and prophefies from one end of the year to the other. She is always feeing apparitions and hearing death-watches ; and was the other day almoft frighted out of her wits by the great houfe-dog, that howled ia the liable at a time when me lay ill of the tooth-ach.
Page 14 - Though I know neither the time nor the manner of the death I am to die, I am not at all solicitous about it; because I am sure that he knows them both, and that he will not fail to comfort and support me under them.