The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, Том 17J. Limbird, 1831 Containing original essays; historical narratives, biographical memoirs, sketches of society, topographical descriptions, novels and tales, anecdotes, select extracts from new and expensive works, the spirit of the public journals, discoveries in the arts and sciences, useful domestic hints, etc. etc. etc. |
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... called Burgham ) were held by the Saxon family of de Burgham , from whom the Lord Chancellor is lineally descended . After the Conquest , William the Norman granted to Robert de Veteripont , or Vipont , extensive rights and territories ...
... called Burgham ) were held by the Saxon family of de Burgham , from whom the Lord Chancellor is lineally descended . After the Conquest , William the Norman granted to Robert de Veteripont , or Vipont , extensive rights and territories ...
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... called to the bar of the Supreme Court of Edinburgh , where he practised for some time , and with considerable success , if we may judge from his frequent employment in Scotch appeals . His se- lection , too , on the part of persons ...
... called to the bar of the Supreme Court of Edinburgh , where he practised for some time , and with considerable success , if we may judge from his frequent employment in Scotch appeals . His se- lection , too , on the part of persons ...
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... called , I did so in the full and perfect conviction , that far from disabling me to discharge my duty to my country - far from rendering my ser- vices less efficient , it but enlarged the sphere of my utility . The thing which dazzled ...
... called , I did so in the full and perfect conviction , that far from disabling me to discharge my duty to my country - far from rendering my ser- vices less efficient , it but enlarged the sphere of my utility . The thing which dazzled ...
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... called their betters , they too must devote themselves more to the pursuit of solid and refined learning ; the present public semi- naries must be enlarged : and some of the greater cities of the kingdom , especially the metropolis ...
... called their betters , they too must devote themselves more to the pursuit of solid and refined learning ; the present public semi- naries must be enlarged : and some of the greater cities of the kingdom , especially the metropolis ...
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... called rooms ; yet one of these is believed to have been his study ; and in his study , and at his literary enjoyments , he died . Every thing is preserved with a reverential care that does honour to the people ; and his chair , like ...
... called rooms ; yet one of these is believed to have been his study ; and in his study , and at his literary enjoyments , he died . Every thing is preserved with a reverential care that does honour to the people ; and his chair , like ...
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