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... nature adopts and makes her own , as the winds play with it . " THE Olive will hardly admit of any graft , by reason of its fatness , nor will the grafts of it easily thrive in any other stock . " - DR . JACKSON , vol . 2 , p . 639 . Ir ...
... nature adopts and makes her own , as the winds play with it . " THE Olive will hardly admit of any graft , by reason of its fatness , nor will the grafts of it easily thrive in any other stock . " - DR . JACKSON , vol . 2 , p . 639 . Ir ...
Page 7
... nature adopts and makes her own , as the winds play with it . " THE olive will hardly admit of any graft , by reason of its fatness , nor will the grafts of it easily thrive in any other stock . ” — DR . JACKSON , Vol . 2 , p . 639 ...
... nature adopts and makes her own , as the winds play with it . " THE olive will hardly admit of any graft , by reason of its fatness , nor will the grafts of it easily thrive in any other stock . ” — DR . JACKSON , Vol . 2 , p . 639 ...
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... nature , perhaps the amender . The great Alexander ? alas all perished with the mighty Macedonian . Better some lesser story , imaginary , or of obscure record . The Pythoness , Endymion , not ill handled by Gombauld , but of much ...
... nature , perhaps the amender . The great Alexander ? alas all perished with the mighty Macedonian . Better some lesser story , imaginary , or of obscure record . The Pythoness , Endymion , not ill handled by Gombauld , but of much ...
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... nature , the Siamese think that it is then freed from all future transmigrations . From that happy moment it appears no more in this world , but rests for ever in Nireupan ; that is to say , in a state of perfect inactivity and im ...
... nature , the Siamese think that it is then freed from all future transmigrations . From that happy moment it appears no more in this world , but rests for ever in Nireupan ; that is to say , in a state of perfect inactivity and im ...
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... nature of the people would permit . Who can carve a Venus de Medicis in free- stone ? WHEN the cable of happiness is cut , surely it is better that the vessel should sink at once , than be tost about on the dreary ocean of existence ...
... nature of the people would permit . Who can carve a Venus de Medicis in free- stone ? WHEN the cable of happiness is cut , surely it is better that the vessel should sink at once , than be tost about on the dreary ocean of existence ...
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