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Page 370
... told . EDMUND NEAL , known by the name of Smith , was born at Handley , the seat of the Lechmeres , in Worcestershire . The year of his birth is uncertain . He was educated at Westminster . It is known to have been the practice of Dr ...
... told . EDMUND NEAL , known by the name of Smith , was born at Handley , the seat of the Lechmeres , in Worcestershire . The year of his birth is uncertain . He was educated at Westminster . It is known to have been the practice of Dr ...
Page 438
... told ; and when it might be told , it is no longer known . The delicate features of the mind , the nice discriminations of character , and the minute peculiarities of conduct , are soon obliterated ; and it is surely better that caprice ...
... told ; and when it might be told , it is no longer known . The delicate features of the mind , the nice discriminations of character , and the minute peculiarities of conduct , are soon obliterated ; and it is surely better that caprice ...
Page 474
... told of danger to which he was intentionally exposed in a leaky ship , to gratify some resentful jealousy of the king , whose health he therefore would never permit at his table , till he saw himself in a safer place . His voyage was ...
... told of danger to which he was intentionally exposed in a leaky ship , to gratify some resentful jealousy of the king , whose health he therefore would never permit at his table , till he saw himself in a safer place . His voyage was ...
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