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Page 96
... night , they were in the morning carried before three justices , who committed them to the gatehouse , from whence , upon the death of Mr. Sinclair , which happened the same day , they were removed in the night to Newgate , where they ...
... night , they were in the morning carried before three justices , who committed them to the gatehouse , from whence , upon the death of Mr. Sinclair , which happened the same day , they were removed in the night to Newgate , where they ...
Page 100
... night , with an intent to murder her . By whom this atrocious calumny had been transmitted to the Queen ; whether she that invented had the front to relate it ; whether she found any one weak enough to credit it , or corrupt enough to ...
... night , with an intent to murder her . By whom this atrocious calumny had been transmitted to the Queen ; whether she that invented had the front to relate it ; whether she found any one weak enough to credit it , or corrupt enough to ...
Page 103
... night by the anguish of cold and hunger for a week . The experience of these inconveniences determined him to In one of his letters he styles it " a fatal quarrel , but too well known . " endeavour after some settled income , which ...
... night by the anguish of cold and hunger for a week . The experience of these inconveniences determined him to In one of his letters he styles it " a fatal quarrel , but too well known . " endeavour after some settled income , which ...
Page 112
... nights in taverns , and that he appeared very desirous that he would pass those hours with him , which he so freely bestowed upon others . This demand Mr. Savage considered as a cen- sure of his conduct , which he could never patiently ...
... nights in taverns , and that he appeared very desirous that he would pass those hours with him , which he so freely bestowed upon others . This demand Mr. Savage considered as a cen- sure of his conduct , which he could never patiently ...
Page 134
... night to any casual wanderers , sometimes in cellars among the riot and filth of the meanest and most profligate of ... nights which nature had enabled him to have employed in elevated speculations , useful studies , or pleasing ...
... night to any casual wanderers , sometimes in cellars among the riot and filth of the meanest and most profligate of ... nights which nature had enabled him to have employed in elevated speculations , useful studies , or pleasing ...
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