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Page 302
... seems to have collected all his powers ; and after this he did not often bring upon his anvil such stubborn and unmalleable thoughts ; but , as a specimen of his abilities to unite the most unsociable matter , he has concluded with ...
... seems to have collected all his powers ; and after this he did not often bring upon his anvil such stubborn and unmalleable thoughts ; but , as a specimen of his abilities to unite the most unsociable matter , he has concluded with ...
Page 410
... seems to have been deterred from prosecuting his own design . To Sir Roger , who , as a country gentleman , appears to be a Tory , or , as it is gently expressed , an adherent to the landed interest , is opposed Sir Andrew Freeport , a ...
... seems to have been deterred from prosecuting his own design . To Sir Roger , who , as a country gentleman , appears to be a Tory , or , as it is gently expressed , an adherent to the landed interest , is opposed Sir Andrew Freeport , a ...
Page 440
... Seems to appear before them . Sempronius is , it seems , to pass for Juba in full day at Cato's house , where they were both so very well known , by having Juba's dress and his guards : as if one of the marshals of France could pass for ...
... Seems to appear before them . Sempronius is , it seems , to pass for Juba in full day at Cato's house , where they were both so very well known , by having Juba's dress and his guards : as if one of the marshals of France could pass for ...
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