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... Some papers of the late Sir John Hen- derfon , on the fame fubject , were put into his hands , Adding what was moft valuable among thefe to his own obfervations , he at laft refolved to publifh the whole for the ufe of his fellow ...
... Some papers of the late Sir John Hen- derfon , on the fame fubject , were put into his hands , Adding what was moft valuable among thefe to his own obfervations , he at laft refolved to publifh the whole for the ufe of his fellow ...
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... some , of such merit as to have been already adopted into financial practice ; and , in others , cer- tainly well deserve that preference which they have not yet obtained . However imperfect this work may appear , when viewed in ...
... some , of such merit as to have been already adopted into financial practice ; and , in others , cer- tainly well deserve that preference which they have not yet obtained . However imperfect this work may appear , when viewed in ...
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... Some parishes were vacant : in fome the incumbents were fick , or preffed down by the infirmities of extreme old agé indolence , frivolity , careless convivial ha- bits , a deep immersion in family cares or in the bufi- He nefs nefs of ...
... Some parishes were vacant : in fome the incumbents were fick , or preffed down by the infirmities of extreme old agé indolence , frivolity , careless convivial ha- bits , a deep immersion in family cares or in the bufi- He nefs nefs of ...
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... Some of the land- holders , meanly unwilling that the circumftances of their tenantry and estates should be publicly disclosed to the world , interpofed to thwart and discountenance his undertaking . Under thefe disadvantages , he foon ...
... Some of the land- holders , meanly unwilling that the circumftances of their tenantry and estates should be publicly disclosed to the world , interpofed to thwart and discountenance his undertaking . Under thefe disadvantages , he foon ...
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... some share of ridicule . After all this , it may , perhaps , be afked - Is Sir John Sinclair a man of genius ? —Is he , indeed , qua- lified to act a great part on the theatre of public affairs ? We shall , perhaps , do well to concede ...
... some share of ridicule . After all this , it may , perhaps , be afked - Is Sir John Sinclair a man of genius ? —Is he , indeed , qua- lified to act a great part on the theatre of public affairs ? We shall , perhaps , do well to concede ...
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