Anthologia Hibernica: Or, Monthly Collections of Science, Belles-lettres, and History ..., Volume 3R. E. Mercier, and Company, 1794 |
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... Some however , affirm that Thomas Bourke M William Oughter was the founder , and that father Nehe- miah took poffeffion of the houfe agree- able to the license of pope Nicholas the fifth . Provincial chapters of the order were held here ...
... Some however , affirm that Thomas Bourke M William Oughter was the founder , and that father Nehe- miah took poffeffion of the houfe agree- able to the license of pope Nicholas the fifth . Provincial chapters of the order were held here ...
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... Some of this bog has been reclaimed , and the whole might eafily be fo , at a fmall expence . It is of various depths , from 10 to 25 feet , refts on limeftone gravel on a calca- reous rock , which feems to form the bafis of all the ...
... Some of this bog has been reclaimed , and the whole might eafily be fo , at a fmall expence . It is of various depths , from 10 to 25 feet , refts on limeftone gravel on a calca- reous rock , which feems to form the bafis of all the ...
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... Some , laying the im- port of the paffage on the word camel , fuppofe that the Greek word χαμηλος ought to be yaλws a cable , whereby the fimile would be more perfect , and the analogy complete . Thus a cable to go through the eye of a ...
... Some , laying the im- port of the paffage on the word camel , fuppofe that the Greek word χαμηλος ought to be yaλws a cable , whereby the fimile would be more perfect , and the analogy complete . Thus a cable to go through the eye of a ...
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... Some fold the fleeve , whilst others plait the gown ; The part a mistress has to act is fhort , fo that lefs merit and address may enable her to perform it with applaufe : The mistress exhibits herfelf only on the ftage , the wife is ...
... Some fold the fleeve , whilst others plait the gown ; The part a mistress has to act is fhort , fo that lefs merit and address may enable her to perform it with applaufe : The mistress exhibits herfelf only on the ftage , the wife is ...
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... Some capacious houfe , at a fmall diftance from the city , and not immedi- ately on any of the public roads , may perhaps prove the most convenient fitu- ation.It is fuggefted , whether the spinning of cotton , and stocking - weav ing ...
... Some capacious houfe , at a fmall diftance from the city , and not immedi- ately on any of the public roads , may perhaps prove the most convenient fitu- ation.It is fuggefted , whether the spinning of cotton , and stocking - weav ing ...
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