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Page 74
... course , the mezzotint portrait of this commander which was executed by McArdell in 1753 ( J. C. Smith's McArdell , ' No. 3 ) . F. G. S. " Who is " Albert Welles ( 1879 ) , President of the WASHINGTONS ANCESTORS ( 6th S. vii . 368 ) ...
... course , the mezzotint portrait of this commander which was executed by McArdell in 1753 ( J. C. Smith's McArdell , ' No. 3 ) . F. G. S. " Who is " Albert Welles ( 1879 ) , President of the WASHINGTONS ANCESTORS ( 6th S. vii . 368 ) ...
Page 104
... course , no more possible to re- store the lost village green than it is possible to bring back the two or three centuries of history , written on stone , brass , and marble , which during the last quarter of a century have been care ...
... course , no more possible to re- store the lost village green than it is possible to bring back the two or three centuries of history , written on stone , brass , and marble , which during the last quarter of a century have been care ...
Page 153
... course , a tautology . It is one of the useless , ill- applied expressions , little more than slang , which are now common . One which has often struck me is , " to pose as , " for adopting any course of action ; whereas a pose is not ...
... course , a tautology . It is one of the useless , ill- applied expressions , little more than slang , which are now common . One which has often struck me is , " to pose as , " for adopting any course of action ; whereas a pose is not ...
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