Goldsmith's Natural history, with notes collected, with a life of O. Goldsmith by G.M. Bussey, by H. Innes1853 |
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... frequent inmate . " The poet boarded with the family , but usually had his meals sent to his own apartment , where his ... Frequently he visited town and remained absent many weeks at a time , or paid visits to private friends in other ...
... frequent inmate . " The poet boarded with the family , but usually had his meals sent to his own apartment , where his ... Frequently he visited town and remained absent many weeks at a time , or paid visits to private friends in other ...
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... frequently with the sole pur- pose of being kind to her . He was so sincere a man that he could not conceal what was uppermost in his mind . So far from desiring to appear in the eye of the world to the best advantage , he took more ...
... frequently with the sole pur- pose of being kind to her . He was so sincere a man that he could not conceal what was uppermost in his mind . So far from desiring to appear in the eye of the world to the best advantage , he took more ...
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... frequently mentioned in the registers of royal expendi- ture ; and King John was so fond of swift horses and dogs for the chase , that he ac- cepted many of them in lieu of fines . A.D. 1307 to 1377. - Edwards II . and III . imported ...
... frequently mentioned in the registers of royal expendi- ture ; and King John was so fond of swift horses and dogs for the chase , that he ac- cepted many of them in lieu of fines . A.D. 1307 to 1377. - Edwards II . and III . imported ...
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... frequent exceptions , as some horses retain the mark two or three years longer.- CAPTAIN THOMAS BROWN . SAGACITY ... frequently beaten him severely when there was no occasion for it . - JESSE'S GLEANINGS IN NATURAL HISTORY . STRANGE ...
... frequent exceptions , as some horses retain the mark two or three years longer.- CAPTAIN THOMAS BROWN . SAGACITY ... frequently beaten him severely when there was no occasion for it . - JESSE'S GLEANINGS IN NATURAL HISTORY . STRANGE ...
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... frequently to the number of one hundred , in the most solitary regions of Southern Africa . Delalande observed great flocks of them , but they were never to be found in company with zebras , the species to which they are most nearly ...
... frequently to the number of one hundred , in the most solitary regions of Southern Africa . Delalande observed great flocks of them , but they were never to be found in company with zebras , the species to which they are most nearly ...
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Page xiv - I perceived that he had already changed my guinea, and had got a bottle of Madeira and a glass before him. I put the cork into the bottle, desired he would be calm, and began to talk to him of the means by which he might be extricated.
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