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... Lord Woodhouselee's Life of Kames , the Biographie Universelle , and some other European and American publications . Care has also been taken that the Memoir should be consistent with such parts of the publication of 1817 as bear upon ...
... Lord Woodhouselee's Life of Kames , the Biographie Universelle , and some other European and American publications . Care has also been taken that the Memoir should be consistent with such parts of the publication of 1817 as bear upon ...
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... Lord Kames Return to America in 1762 Third Visit to England - 1764 Precautions to be used by those who are about 29 to undertake a Sea Voyage 30 On Luxury , Idleness , and Industry 31 On the Slave Trade Return to America in 1775 33 ...
... Lord Kames Return to America in 1762 Third Visit to England - 1764 Precautions to be used by those who are about 29 to undertake a Sea Voyage 30 On Luxury , Idleness , and Industry 31 On the Slave Trade Return to America in 1775 33 ...
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... Lord Halifax , he died January 6 , Mather makes honourable mention , in his Ecclesiastical 1702 , precisely four years before I was born . The History of that province , as " a pious and learned Eng- recital that was made us of his life ...
... Lord Halifax , he died January 6 , Mather makes honourable mention , in his Ecclesiastical 1702 , precisely four years before I was born . The History of that province , as " a pious and learned Eng- recital that was made us of his life ...
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... lord , whom I have already mentioned . My trunk and effects being now arrived , I thought of making , in the eyes of Miss Read , a more respectable appearance than when chance exhibited me to her view , eating my roll , and wandering in ...
... lord , whom I have already mentioned . My trunk and effects being now arrived , I thought of making , in the eyes of Miss Read , a more respectable appearance than when chance exhibited me to her view , eating my roll , and wandering in ...
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... Lord Egremont . * But let us not anti- cipate events . I thus passed about eighteen months in London , working almost without intermission at my trade , avoid- ing all expense on my own account , except going now and then to the play ...
... Lord Egremont . * But let us not anti- cipate events . I thus passed about eighteen months in London , working almost without intermission at my trade , avoid- ing all expense on my own account , except going now and then to the play ...
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