New Curiosities of Literature & Book of the Months, Том 1Churton, 1847 |
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... less import- ance , since none can be compelled to read a preface , who do not like it ; as Liston used to say in one of the most popular of his farces , " it's all optional ; " and besides I understand from good authority that my poor ...
... less import- ance , since none can be compelled to read a preface , who do not like it ; as Liston used to say in one of the most popular of his farces , " it's all optional ; " and besides I understand from good authority that my poor ...
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... less with all antiquarian discussions . The reader has a full right to know upon whose authority he is expected to believe the facts advanced , and without such information the unsupported statement of the modern writer must stand for ...
... less with all antiquarian discussions . The reader has a full right to know upon whose authority he is expected to believe the facts advanced , and without such information the unsupported statement of the modern writer must stand for ...
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... less wicked CALF - GAME ( vetula ) punishing the offenders with a three years ' penance , conveys a valuable hint to antiquarians , and hence we learn that it was the Roman practice on the ides of January to assume as far as possible ...
... less wicked CALF - GAME ( vetula ) punishing the offenders with a three years ' penance , conveys a valuable hint to antiquarians , and hence we learn that it was the Roman practice on the ides of January to assume as far as possible ...
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... less doubt of this truth , as the poor patriarch was punished for his ingenuity by being dashed against a wall by his horse which produced hæmorrhage , and in the course of two years occasioned his death . It is amusing to see how ...
... less doubt of this truth , as the poor patriarch was punished for his ingenuity by being dashed against a wall by his horse which produced hæmorrhage , and in the course of two years occasioned his death . It is amusing to see how ...
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... less wonder if we find strong reason for believing that Zoroaster was of their number , and that Pythagoras learnt his philosophy from them . It was reckoned a high honour even for kings and princes to belong to this wise and ...
... less wonder if we find strong reason for believing that Zoroaster was of their number , and that Pythagoras learnt his philosophy from them . It was reckoned a high honour even for kings and princes to belong to this wise and ...
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