The London Magazine, Volume 19Hunt and Clarke, 1827 - English literature |
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... once a year , or oftener if need were , ham- stringing a sheriff . Unless our conjecture be right , that Kentucky has borrowed some- thing from Ireland , the issue of the affair is rather creditable to the men of the woods . The judges ...
... once a year , or oftener if need were , ham- stringing a sheriff . Unless our conjecture be right , that Kentucky has borrowed some- thing from Ireland , the issue of the affair is rather creditable to the men of the woods . The judges ...
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... Once he sentenced an unfortunate smith to hard labour , because he had improperly placed the sight of a cannon . " — pp . 48-50 . In giving an account of a conspiracy which the Dictator detected , a reader would naturally suppose , from ...
... Once he sentenced an unfortunate smith to hard labour , because he had improperly placed the sight of a cannon . " — pp . 48-50 . In giving an account of a conspiracy which the Dictator detected , a reader would naturally suppose , from ...
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them the subject of his wit , or sarcasm . During a conversation I once held with him , he turned into great ridicule the commandant and priest of Curu- guaty , who had sent him a poor woman in chains , and decorated with an im- mense ...
them the subject of his wit , or sarcasm . During a conversation I once held with him , he turned into great ridicule the commandant and priest of Curu- guaty , who had sent him a poor woman in chains , and decorated with an im- mense ...
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... once improved my understanding and amused my mind . " - p . 19 . To the improving influence of the acted drama upon his mind , he joined another congenial study . His tastes led him to the niceties of the criminal law : so that the ...
... once improved my understanding and amused my mind . " - p . 19 . To the improving influence of the acted drama upon his mind , he joined another congenial study . His tastes led him to the niceties of the criminal law : so that the ...
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... once more remained three days : and then proceeded by easy stages , in a similar manner to Portsmouth . The manner of his travelling , and his usual reception , are thus set forth with a cool and modest simplicity , that would be ...
... once more remained three days : and then proceeded by easy stages , in a similar manner to Portsmouth . The manner of his travelling , and his usual reception , are thus set forth with a cool and modest simplicity , that would be ...
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