The European Magazine, and London Review, 38. köidePhilological Society of London, 1800 |
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... clofe along the fhore of Jaca , took a Dutch brig off the town of Seirabi , which , being in ballatt and of little value , was releafed the fare night . The Refiftance next iteered her courte for the Straits of Banca , which having made ...
... clofe along the fhore of Jaca , took a Dutch brig off the town of Seirabi , which , being in ballatt and of little value , was releafed the fare night . The Refiftance next iteered her courte for the Straits of Banca , which having made ...
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... clofe of the year 1783 and beginning of 1784 , I was in London : for fome time pre- ' vious to that period , I had a corre- fpondence with Mr. Macpherfon , but not on the fubject of Celtic literature . During two months that I continued ...
... clofe of the year 1783 and beginning of 1784 , I was in London : for fome time pre- ' vious to that period , I had a corre- fpondence with Mr. Macpherfon , but not on the fubject of Celtic literature . During two months that I continued ...
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... clofe attention of fuch young fe- males as may be thrown upon the world , without fortunes , at an age when they are most liable to be feduced from the paths of virtue and decorum by the temptations of fplendour , af- fluence , and a ...
... clofe attention of fuch young fe- males as may be thrown upon the world , without fortunes , at an age when they are most liable to be feduced from the paths of virtue and decorum by the temptations of fplendour , af- fluence , and a ...
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... clofe column on the wings . The fugitives immediately rallied behind this body and the enemy committed a fault , by too much extending their wings , which prefaged the catastrophe awaiting them . : The prefence of the Firft Conful re ...
... clofe column on the wings . The fugitives immediately rallied behind this body and the enemy committed a fault , by too much extending their wings , which prefaged the catastrophe awaiting them . : The prefence of the Firft Conful re ...
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... clofe - owing fome- times to too great an impetuofity of utterance , and fometimes to an impro- per management of the voice . This he was particularly careful to guard againft , by fhewing them , though it may be often neceffary to ...
... clofe - owing fome- times to too great an impetuofity of utterance , and fometimes to an impro- per management of the voice . This he was particularly careful to guard againft , by fhewing them , though it may be often neceffary to ...
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