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Page 64
... desire after knowledge , that in the summer he traveled every day thither . Whil'st he was thus at School he met with no small discouragement , for that the Schoolmaster under whom he was , al- though he had an excellent faculty for ...
... desire after knowledge , that in the summer he traveled every day thither . Whil'st he was thus at School he met with no small discouragement , for that the Schoolmaster under whom he was , al- though he had an excellent faculty for ...
Page 163
... desire it . Hence they run not as if they meant to win , they pursue not as if they hop't to overtake . But sec- ondly let me answer them with Turner's words upon this very argument Negligentiam nostram arguit , qui cum non possimus ...
... desire it . Hence they run not as if they meant to win , they pursue not as if they hop't to overtake . But sec- ondly let me answer them with Turner's words upon this very argument Negligentiam nostram arguit , qui cum non possimus ...
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... desire they wou'd spend their evening walk on the Green , which I dare answer for them , they think much more proper for their Occasions than the Bay , the most frequented place in Town , thereby intimating their Desire to give a green ...
... desire they wou'd spend their evening walk on the Green , which I dare answer for them , they think much more proper for their Occasions than the Bay , the most frequented place in Town , thereby intimating their Desire to give a green ...
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