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... say , that he hoped that the Dean would live a little while longer , that he might have the pleasure , by the publication of the second part , of making him a bishop . Biographia Britannica , vol . ii . p . 692 . He was about this time ...
... say , that he hoped that the Dean would live a little while longer , that he might have the pleasure , by the publication of the second part , of making him a bishop . Biographia Britannica , vol . ii . p . 692 . He was about this time ...
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... It has happened , he says , frequently , that inquisitive men , éxamining with a flambeau ancient sepulchres which had been just which turn upon the unexpected discovery of talismans , enchanted BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SKETCHES . 21.
... It has happened , he says , frequently , that inquisitive men , éxamining with a flambeau ancient sepulchres which had been just which turn upon the unexpected discovery of talismans , enchanted BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SKETCHES . 21.
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... say , there was a vast cavern , whose entrance was strongly bar- ricaded . It was universally believed , that if any person entered this cavern , the most fatal disas- ters would happen to the Spaniards . Thus it remained closely shut ...
... say , there was a vast cavern , whose entrance was strongly bar- ricaded . It was universally believed , that if any person entered this cavern , the most fatal disas- ters would happen to the Spaniards . Thus it remained closely shut ...
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... says Johnson , " the success was very earnestly promoted by Steele , who , when the rage of party did not misguide him , seems to have been a man of boundless be- ' nevolence . 9 a task which , though Hughes commenced , he was ...
... says Johnson , " the success was very earnestly promoted by Steele , who , when the rage of party did not misguide him , seems to have been a man of boundless be- ' nevolence . 9 a task which , though Hughes commenced , he was ...
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... " a work , " says Johnson , " for which he was well qualified , as a judge of the beauties of writing , but perhaps wanted an antiquary's knowledge of the obsolete words . " 80 BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SKETCHES . Page.
... " a work , " says Johnson , " for which he was well qualified , as a judge of the beauties of writing , but perhaps wanted an antiquary's knowledge of the obsolete words . " 80 BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SKETCHES . Page.
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