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... half morocco . Rome , Outlines of the History of , from the carliest period to the Christian Era , and the commencement of the Decline of the Empire . By E. LEVIEN , M.A. With a Map . 2s . 6d . limp ; 38. 6d . cloth boards ; 4s . half ...
... half morocco . Rome , Outlines of the History of , from the carliest period to the Christian Era , and the commencement of the Decline of the Empire . By E. LEVIEN , M.A. With a Map . 2s . 6d . limp ; 38. 6d . cloth boards ; 4s . half ...
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... half - past eight , a gentle- man violently jostled a poor inoffensive man , by which his foot was sprained , and , on remonstrance , he struck him , seized him by the collar , and handed him to a constable . Arrived at Sungate station ...
... half - past eight , a gentle- man violently jostled a poor inoffensive man , by which his foot was sprained , and , on remonstrance , he struck him , seized him by the collar , and handed him to a constable . Arrived at Sungate station ...
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... half - past eight , he would be obliged to restore it , as that plainly supports the thirteen hours ' unjust and cruel imprisonment , which is very im- portant . Taking it altogether , if satisfied of its authenticity , he could erase ...
... half - past eight , he would be obliged to restore it , as that plainly supports the thirteen hours ' unjust and cruel imprisonment , which is very im- portant . Taking it altogether , if satisfied of its authenticity , he could erase ...
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... half long , and space an object , we cannot expect attention to such matters . Some authors are fond of the shortest paragraphs possible , and will continue them , all through , with only from thirty to fifty words in each . I caution ...
... half long , and space an object , we cannot expect attention to such matters . Some authors are fond of the shortest paragraphs possible , and will continue them , all through , with only from thirty to fifty words in each . I caution ...
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... Half a page from such a pen as he wielded would have sufficed to sweep the whole tribe away . He would have exposed their Aristotelian sophistry as forcibly as he showed the nothingness of Pope's " Essay on STYLE . 35 Page.
... Half a page from such a pen as he wielded would have sufficed to sweep the whole tribe away . He would have exposed their Aristotelian sophistry as forcibly as he showed the nothingness of Pope's " Essay on STYLE . 35 Page.
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