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Page 96
Chess , perhaps , requires , as great an exertion of the human intellect as any
amusement that is practised in the present day ; and , like many others , is
perfectly innocent when not abused : but it is a sedentary employment , and
requires no ...
Chess , perhaps , requires , as great an exertion of the human intellect as any
amusement that is practised in the present day ; and , like many others , is
perfectly innocent when not abused : but it is a sedentary employment , and
requires no ...
Page 120
Perhaps I could vindicate his memory by very power . ful arguments ; but as it
does not suit my present purpose , I prefer pleading guilty . I go further , and bind
myself to refund the debt with accumulated and compound interest , provided all
...
Perhaps I could vindicate his memory by very power . ful arguments ; but as it
does not suit my present purpose , I prefer pleading guilty . I go further , and bind
myself to refund the debt with accumulated and compound interest , provided all
...
Page 179
Oil of turpentine however will certainly act as a poison on growing vegetables ,
and perhaps rosin may have the same property . The brimstone will at least have
the good effects of preventing the depredations of insects , which though not so ...
Oil of turpentine however will certainly act as a poison on growing vegetables ,
and perhaps rosin may have the same property . The brimstone will at least have
the good effects of preventing the depredations of insects , which though not so ...
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