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A seal for love letters might be engraven with this device , a boy's head , with
wings representing the wind , blowing on a weathercock : its motto , if thou
changest not , I turn not . E. A Malabar Bramin once played off a curious trick
upon his flock ...
A seal for love letters might be engraven with this device , a boy's head , with
wings representing the wind , blowing on a weathercock : its motto , if thou
changest not , I turn not . E. A Malabar Bramin once played off a curious trick
upon his flock ...
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Many blunders in grammar and punctuation may be corrected . - Eclectic Review
. Satirist , o . 1 , p . 541 , 542 and 545 . FREDERICK the great , in one of his
battles , happening to turn his head round , he saw his nephew , the hereditary
prince ...
Many blunders in grammar and punctuation may be corrected . - Eclectic Review
. Satirist , o . 1 , p . 541 , 542 and 545 . FREDERICK the great , in one of his
battles , happening to turn his head round , he saw his nephew , the hereditary
prince ...
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... of rest and work , and by resolutely refusing to let another horse than that which
, in its turn , was placed next the door . ... not able to hold any longer , let fly with a
prodigious noise ; when turning about to his posteriors , “ If you are resolved to ...
... of rest and work , and by resolutely refusing to let another horse than that which
, in its turn , was placed next the door . ... not able to hold any longer , let fly with a
prodigious noise ; when turning about to his posteriors , “ If you are resolved to ...
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There , " said he , “ turn to the land , and God go with you . ” Encouraged by her
husband's resolution , his wife leaped into the brine , and the man followed after ,
supporting his companion above water , till the boats arrived to their assistance ...
There , " said he , “ turn to the land , and God go with you . ” Encouraged by her
husband's resolution , his wife leaped into the brine , and the man followed after ,
supporting his companion above water , till the boats arrived to their assistance ...
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They turn round , and shew her that she has already passed them : the
lamentations of the multitude then ceasing , the air resounds with acclamations of
joy and thanksgiving , still louder than their former prayers had been . The king
alone is ...
They turn round , and shew her that she has already passed them : the
lamentations of the multitude then ceasing , the air resounds with acclamations of
joy and thanksgiving , still louder than their former prayers had been . The king
alone is ...
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