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... sent back into England , that , ' under pretence of privacy and retirement , he might take occasion of giving notice of the posture of things in this nation . ' Soon after his return to London , he was seized by some messengers of the ...
... sent back into England , that , ' under pretence of privacy and retirement , he might take occasion of giving notice of the posture of things in this nation . ' Soon after his return to London , he was seized by some messengers of the ...
Page 76
... sent her a letter , but had no answer ; he sent more with the same success . It could be alleged that letters miscarry ; he therefore dispatched a messenger , being by this time too angry to go himself . His messenger was sent back with ...
... sent her a letter , but had no answer ; he sent more with the same success . It could be alleged that letters miscarry ; he therefore dispatched a messenger , being by this time too angry to go himself . His messenger was sent back with ...
Page 155
... sent to Caen , where the Protestants had then an university , and continued his studies under Bochart . Young Dillon , who was sent to study under Bochart , and who is represented as having already made great pro- ficiency in literature ...
... sent to Caen , where the Protestants had then an university , and continued his studies under Bochart . Young Dillon , who was sent to study under Bochart , and who is represented as having already made great pro- ficiency in literature ...
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