The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison,: With the Exception of His Numbers of the Spectator, Volume 5William Durell & Company, 1811 |
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Page 5
... present , is very much incensed against it , and seems to threaten it with the fate of Florence , Pisa , and Sienna . The occasion is as follows : The Lucquese plead prescription for hunting in one of the duke's forests , that lies upon ...
... present , is very much incensed against it , and seems to threaten it with the fate of Florence , Pisa , and Sienna . The occasion is as follows : The Lucquese plead prescription for hunting in one of the duke's forests , that lies upon ...
Page 6
... present , that may end in the ruin of the common- wealth , if the French succeed in Italy . It is pleasant , however , to hear the discourse of the common peo- ple of Lucca , who are firmly persuaded that one Luc- . quese can beat five ...
... present , that may end in the ruin of the common- wealth , if the French succeed in Italy . It is pleasant , however , to hear the discourse of the common peo- ple of Lucca , who are firmly persuaded that one Luc- . quese can beat five ...
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... present in the court of France , and intends there to end her days . The cardinal , his brother , is old and infirm , and could never be induced to resign his purple for the uncertain prospect of giv- ing an heir to the dukedom of ...
... present in the court of France , and intends there to end her days . The cardinal , his brother , is old and infirm , and could never be induced to resign his purple for the uncertain prospect of giv- ing an heir to the dukedom of ...
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... present to be born under one of these petty sovereigns , that will be still endeavouring , at his subjects ' cost , to equal the pomp and grandeur of greater princes , as well as to outvie those of his own rank . For this reason there ...
... present to be born under one of these petty sovereigns , that will be still endeavouring , at his subjects ' cost , to equal the pomp and grandeur of greater princes , as well as to outvie those of his own rank . For this reason there ...
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... present , the rains have washed away abundance of the soil , that has left the veins of stones shooting out of them ; as in a decayed body the flesh is still shrinking from the bones . The natural histories of Switzerland talk ve- ry ...
... present , the rains have washed away abundance of the soil , that has left the veins of stones shooting out of them ; as in a decayed body the flesh is still shrinking from the bones . The natural histories of Switzerland talk ve- ry ...
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