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... land [ virgata terræ ] in some counties contains 20 , in some 24 , and in others 30 acres of land . See Les Termes de la Ley . 3 See another edition of this letter , N ° * 328 . N ° 325. THURSDAY , MARCH 13 , 1711-12 . 324 . 15 SPECTATOR .
... land [ virgata terræ ] in some counties contains 20 , in some 24 , and in others 30 acres of land . See Les Termes de la Ley . 3 See another edition of this letter , N ° * 328 . N ° 325. THURSDAY , MARCH 13 , 1711-12 . 324 . 15 SPECTATOR .
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N ° 325. THURSDAY , MARCH 13 , 1711-12 . -Quid frustra simulacra fugacia captas ? Quod petis , est nusquam : quod amas avertere , perdes . Ista repercussæ quam cernis imaginis umbra est , Nil habet ista sui ; tecum venitque , manetque ...
N ° 325. THURSDAY , MARCH 13 , 1711-12 . -Quid frustra simulacra fugacia captas ? Quod petis , est nusquam : quod amas avertere , perdes . Ista repercussæ quam cernis imaginis umbra est , Nil habet ista sui ; tecum venitque , manetque ...
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... March 13 , 1711-12 . UPON reading your paper of yesterday , I took the pains to look out a copy I had formerly taken , and remembered to be very like your last letter : com- paring them , I found they were the very same ; and have ...
... March 13 , 1711-12 . UPON reading your paper of yesterday , I took the pains to look out a copy I had formerly taken , and remembered to be very like your last letter : com- paring them , I found they were the very same ; and have ...
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