The London Magazine, Volume 19Hunt and Clarke, 1827 - English literature |
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... taken therefrom , and placed in the custody of the new court . " The old court , however , continued to meet at its stated terms , but being deprived of its records , did not transact any business . The new court also went into ...
... taken therefrom , and placed in the custody of the new court . " The old court , however , continued to meet at its stated terms , but being deprived of its records , did not transact any business . The new court also went into ...
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... taken this , he walks under the interior peristyle that looks upon the court , and smokes a cigar , which he first takes care to unroll , in order to ascertain that there is nothing dangerous in it , though it is his own sister who ...
... taken this , he walks under the interior peristyle that looks upon the court , and smokes a cigar , which he first takes care to unroll , in order to ascertain that there is nothing dangerous in it , though it is his own sister who ...
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... taken no part in public worship , but has seized every occasion to show his dislike to the established religion . To a commandant , who asked him for the image of a saint , that he might place a newly constructed fortress under its ...
... taken no part in public worship , but has seized every occasion to show his dislike to the established religion . To a commandant , who asked him for the image of a saint , that he might place a newly constructed fortress under its ...
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... taken together ; and which , if found to fail , would carry away in its failure , many of the presumptions which Mr. Ellis has raised upon the gossip of contemporaries . The following is the answer of the chancellor himself on this head ...
... taken together ; and which , if found to fail , would carry away in its failure , many of the presumptions which Mr. Ellis has raised upon the gossip of contemporaries . The following is the answer of the chancellor himself on this head ...
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... taken , in some degree , in favour of Clarendon . His address was burned by the hand of the common hangman , but never answered . The fact , however , we believe , will not now be disputed , that he had not a great estate . The splendid ...
... taken , in some degree , in favour of Clarendon . His address was burned by the hand of the common hangman , but never answered . The fact , however , we believe , will not now be disputed , that he had not a great estate . The splendid ...
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