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... hand- writing came into the hands of M. le Veillard's daughter , who in 1834 bequeathed it to her cousin , M. de Senarmont , and his grandson in turn sold it to John Bigelow in 1867. It was purchased by E. Dwight Church in 1902 , and in ...
... hand- writing came into the hands of M. le Veillard's daughter , who in 1834 bequeathed it to her cousin , M. de Senarmont , and his grandson in turn sold it to John Bigelow in 1867. It was purchased by E. Dwight Church in 1902 , and in ...
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... hand , and had with him many volumes of them . He was also much of a politician ; too much , perhaps , for his station . There fell lately into my hands , in London , a collection he had made of all the principal pamphlets relat- ing to ...
... hand , and had with him many volumes of them . He was also much of a politician ; too much , perhaps , for his station . There fell lately into my hands , in London , a collection he had made of all the principal pamphlets relat- ing to ...
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... Hand sat English , with a pleasant smiling Countenance , and handsomely attir'd ; and on her left were seated several ... Hands from the Plow , and contented them- selves to sit at the Foot , with Madam Idleness and her Maid Ignorance ...
... Hand sat English , with a pleasant smiling Countenance , and handsomely attir'd ; and on her left were seated several ... Hands from the Plow , and contented them- selves to sit at the Foot , with Madam Idleness and her Maid Ignorance ...
Contents
DOGOOD PAPERS | 184 |
PREFACE TO POOR RICHARDS ALMANACK 1733 | 198 |
PREFACE TO POOR RICHARDS ALMANACK 1758 | 205 |
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