Franklin's Letters to His Kinsfolk, Written During the Years 1818, '19 & '20, from Edinburgh, London, The Highlands of Scotland, and Ireland, Том 1J. Maxwell, 1822 |
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... sent by Moses to make the discovery of the land of promise , when by their reports they discouraged the people from en- tering upon it . Those who show us the joy , the cheerfulness , the good humour that natu- rally spring up in this ...
... sent by Moses to make the discovery of the land of promise , when by their reports they discouraged the people from en- tering upon it . Those who show us the joy , the cheerfulness , the good humour that natu- rally spring up in this ...
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... in its tendency , and " lamented the me- lancholy fact , that there should be a tragedy written by a minister of the church of Scot- land . " Mr. Home sent in his demission from the presbytery , and cared not a pin for all 11.
... in its tendency , and " lamented the me- lancholy fact , that there should be a tragedy written by a minister of the church of Scot- land . " Mr. Home sent in his demission from the presbytery , and cared not a pin for all 11.
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... its inadequacy in point of size . There are in it only 52 working rooms , and 144 sleeping cells ; but the culprits are sent in in such num- bers , that the rooms are quite crammed with 2 them ! This gives rise to much evil communi- 16.
... its inadequacy in point of size . There are in it only 52 working rooms , and 144 sleeping cells ; but the culprits are sent in in such num- bers , that the rooms are quite crammed with 2 them ! This gives rise to much evil communi- 16.
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... sent him howling down the steps ; another stone , lanched at him with great force and violence , winged its flight be- yond the hustings , and encountered the scull of one of his adherents . I was very much surprised to find Maxwell ...
... sent him howling down the steps ; another stone , lanched at him with great force and violence , winged its flight be- yond the hustings , and encountered the scull of one of his adherents . I was very much surprised to find Maxwell ...
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... sent the patient to bed , telling his class , that , most probably the stone would come out 66 sua sponte ! " In his private lectures on surgery , he preaches a great deal against the use of mercury in syphilis ; he pre- tends to cure ...
... sent the patient to bed , telling his class , that , most probably the stone would come out 66 sua sponte ! " In his private lectures on surgery , he preaches a great deal against the use of mercury in syphilis ; he pre- tends to cure ...
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