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... whose territories it confines quite to the frozen ocean , which makes the northern boundary . It is near 2300 miles in length , and 18c0 in breadth ; and is ufually divided into South and North Mufcovy , the latter of which is ...
... whose territories it confines quite to the frozen ocean , which makes the northern boundary . It is near 2300 miles in length , and 18c0 in breadth ; and is ufually divided into South and North Mufcovy , the latter of which is ...
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... whose bufi- nefs was to cry about the streets a fort of puffs and cakes made of minced meat : but from this low degree , and from one of the pooreft , he , in time , became one of the richest subjects that ever was in Ruffia ; obtained ...
... whose bufi- nefs was to cry about the streets a fort of puffs and cakes made of minced meat : but from this low degree , and from one of the pooreft , he , in time , became one of the richest subjects that ever was in Ruffia ; obtained ...
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... whose species is be- tween two genus's , and upon which it was not poflible for them to determine accurately ; because there is no more reafon for referring this fpecies to the one rather than the other of thefe two genus's : indeed to ...
... whose species is be- tween two genus's , and upon which it was not poflible for them to determine accurately ; because there is no more reafon for referring this fpecies to the one rather than the other of thefe two genus's : indeed to ...
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... whose feat of Theobald's his Majefty ftaid fome days , and new - modelled the Privy Council , who came there to pay their homage : For , tho ' he continued all the Queen's Council in their pofts , according to his promife , before he ...
... whose feat of Theobald's his Majefty ftaid fome days , and new - modelled the Privy Council , who came there to pay their homage : For , tho ' he continued all the Queen's Council in their pofts , according to his promife , before he ...
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... whose nature , efficacy , and qualities , a certain eminent phyfi- cian gives us the following account . Tunbridge waters , fays he , are no- thing but an impregnation of rain , or compreffed cloud - waters in fome of the eminencies of ...
... whose nature , efficacy , and qualities , a certain eminent phyfi- cian gives us the following account . Tunbridge waters , fays he , are no- thing but an impregnation of rain , or compreffed cloud - waters in fome of the eminencies of ...
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Page 295 - I'll venture for the vole.) Six deans, they say, must bear the pall : (I wish I knew what king to call.) Madam, your husband will attend The funeral of so good a friend.
Page 295 - Here shift the scene, to represent How those I love, my death lament. Poor Pope will grieve a month; and Gay A week ; and Arbuthnot a day. St John himself will scarce forbear, To bite his pen, and drop a tear. The rest will give a shrug and cry I'm sorry; but we all must die.
Page 322 - And God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar? Fear not; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is. Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand; for I will make him a great nation.
Page 294 - See how the Dean begins to break! Poor gentleman, he droops apace! You plainly find it in his face. That old vertigo in his head Will never leave him, till he's dead. Besides, his memory decays: He recollects not what he says; He cannot call his friends to mind; Forgets the place where last he dined; Plies you with stories o'er and o'er; He told them fifty times before.
Page 295 - tis a shocking sight, And he's engaged to-morrow night; My Lady Club will take it ill, If he should fail her at quadrille. He loved the Dean— (I lead a heart,) But dearest friends, they say, must part. His time was come: he ran his race; We hope he's in a better place.
Page 294 - Behold the fatal day arrive! How is the Dean? He's just alive. Now the departing prayer is read: He hardly breathes. The Dean is dead.
Page 294 - Now the departing prayer is read: He hardly breathes. The Dean is dead. Before the passing-bell begun, The news through half the town has run. O, may we all for Death prepare! What has he left? And who's his heir?
Page 42 - D'Awtry, a member of the same society, living in Broad-street, being two of those Physicians that were presented by the College to the Lord Mayor and Court of Aldermen of the City of London...
Page 4 - O send her out of thy holy heavens, and from the throne of thy glory, that being present she may labour with me, that I may know what is pleasing unto thee.
Page 294 - To hear his out-of-fashion wit? But he takes up with younger folks, Who for his wine will bear his jokes. Faith, he must make his stories shorter...