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... tion . Those who themselves know what it is , to waste days and sleepless nights in agony ; those too , who know what it is , to watch trem- bling over the couch , to witness the gradually sinking strength , and at last to mourn over ...
... tion . Those who themselves know what it is , to waste days and sleepless nights in agony ; those too , who know what it is , to watch trem- bling over the couch , to witness the gradually sinking strength , and at last to mourn over ...
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... tion requisite to please the classic reader , are yet curious , in as much as they let us into the manners , customs , and ideas of our ancestors . In doing which they form as it were , one link in the endless chain of eternity . They ...
... tion requisite to please the classic reader , are yet curious , in as much as they let us into the manners , customs , and ideas of our ancestors . In doing which they form as it were , one link in the endless chain of eternity . They ...
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... tion ; it will not ignite any other known body , and is so harmless that any animal may continue in the midst of the flame for any period without being scorched , singed , or otherwise injured . " Such , Sir , is the result of my ...
... tion ; it will not ignite any other known body , and is so harmless that any animal may continue in the midst of the flame for any period without being scorched , singed , or otherwise injured . " Such , Sir , is the result of my ...
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... tion , if objection it be , applies to his own language ; must I remind him that " a becomes an before a vowel or before a silent h . In answer to the Grossièreté found out by Mr. J. H. V - y , in our attributing genders to inanimate ...
... tion , if objection it be , applies to his own language ; must I remind him that " a becomes an before a vowel or before a silent h . In answer to the Grossièreté found out by Mr. J. H. V - y , in our attributing genders to inanimate ...
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... tion in placing an acute one on the second e of étour- deries . This is uncommon sense of Mr. J. H. Vy , for people of common sense acquainted with the French language know the importance of its accents not only on account of their ...
... tion in placing an acute one on the second e of étour- deries . This is uncommon sense of Mr. J. H. Vy , for people of common sense acquainted with the French language know the importance of its accents not only on account of their ...
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Page 275 - And Jesus, answering, said unto him, suffer it to be so now : for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered Him.
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Page 96 - George ; one on the Eastern, and the other on the Western, side of this water.