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Page 233
... less than four Barrels of Powder ; which ( concealing the defect from the Soldiers ) they resolved could only be supplied with Courage : and therefore , by Messengers to one another , they agreed to advance with their full Bodies ...
... less than four Barrels of Powder ; which ( concealing the defect from the Soldiers ) they resolved could only be supplied with Courage : and therefore , by Messengers to one another , they agreed to advance with their full Bodies ...
Page 244
... less of Beauty , but more of Safety than the Single Life ; it hath more Care , but less Danger ; it is more Merry , and more Sad ; is fuller of Sorrows , and fuller of Joys : it lies under more Burdens , but is supported by all the ...
... less of Beauty , but more of Safety than the Single Life ; it hath more Care , but less Danger ; it is more Merry , and more Sad ; is fuller of Sorrows , and fuller of Joys : it lies under more Burdens , but is supported by all the ...
Page 297
... less uneasy to him than more easy to themselves ; and yet no ill - nature all this while . He would slide from an asking Face , and could guess very well . It was throwing a Man off from his Shoulders that leaned upon them with his ...
... less uneasy to him than more easy to themselves ; and yet no ill - nature all this while . He would slide from an asking Face , and could guess very well . It was throwing a Man off from his Shoulders that leaned upon them with his ...
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