Monthly Review; Or Literary Journal EnlargedR. Griffiths., 1810 Editors: May 1749-Sept. 1803, Ralph Griffiths; Oct. 1803-Apr. 1825, G. E. Griffiths. |
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... period of gestation she was delivered of three sons , 1st . Buki Kabghan , from whom the tribes of Kabghin and Kapchák are descended ; 2d . Bůkaji Sálji , from whom the Seljukian Princes derive their origin ; and 3d . Buzanjer , from ...
... period of gestation she was delivered of three sons , 1st . Buki Kabghan , from whom the tribes of Kabghin and Kapchák are descended ; 2d . Bůkaji Sálji , from whom the Seljukian Princes derive their origin ; and 3d . Buzanjer , from ...
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... period have been spoken by the same people . Whether the separation between the different divisions of that people , which produced the difference of language , took place before they came into this island , or after that event , is all ...
... period have been spoken by the same people . Whether the separation between the different divisions of that people , which produced the difference of language , took place before they came into this island , or after that event , is all ...
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... period of attaining at least a complete collection of Scottish words would thus be greatly accelerated ; and the assistance which would be procured from Dr. Jamieson , in rendering an account of them , ought not to be regarded as of ...
... period of attaining at least a complete collection of Scottish words would thus be greatly accelerated ; and the assistance which would be procured from Dr. Jamieson , in rendering an account of them , ought not to be regarded as of ...
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... thistle of send it to Thistle Scotland to deserve the same motto with regard to your enemies . Nemo me impunč Lacessit you worib . • The • The two foregoing periods , methinks , are so бо Supplementary Volume to Pope's Works .
... thistle of send it to Thistle Scotland to deserve the same motto with regard to your enemies . Nemo me impunč Lacessit you worib . • The • The two foregoing periods , methinks , are so бо Supplementary Volume to Pope's Works .
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• The two foregoing periods , methinks , are so mystical , learned , and perplext , that if you have any statesmen or divines about you , they can't chuse but be pleased with them . One divine you cannot be without as a good christian ...
• The two foregoing periods , methinks , are so mystical , learned , and perplext , that if you have any statesmen or divines about you , they can't chuse but be pleased with them . One divine you cannot be without as a good christian ...
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