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Page 479
... Ground was generally very quaggy , & the Impressions of the Men's feet were imme- diately fill'd with Water . So if there was any hole made it was soon full of that Element , & by that Method it was that our People supply'd them- selves ...
... Ground was generally very quaggy , & the Impressions of the Men's feet were imme- diately fill'd with Water . So if there was any hole made it was soon full of that Element , & by that Method it was that our People supply'd them- selves ...
Page 482
... Ground . The whole distance we travel'd in this day by Computation was 15 Miles , and then the Appearance of a black Cloud , which threat- en'd a Gust , oblig'd us to take up our Quarters . We had no sooner got our Tents over our Heads ...
... Ground . The whole distance we travel'd in this day by Computation was 15 Miles , and then the Appearance of a black Cloud , which threat- en'd a Gust , oblig'd us to take up our Quarters . We had no sooner got our Tents over our Heads ...
Page 527
... ground of pure benevolence is virtuous benevolence itself in its object . When anyone under the influence of general ... ground of a truly virtuous love . 1. That loving a being on this ground necessarily arises from pure be- nevolence ...
... ground of pure benevolence is virtuous benevolence itself in its object . When anyone under the influence of general ... ground of a truly virtuous love . 1. That loving a being on this ground necessarily arises from pure be- nevolence ...
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