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Page 198
... passed together , they dis- cover the lion and the eagle pursuing each of them their prey towards the eastern gates of paradise . There is a double beauty in this incident , not only as it pre- sents great and just omens , which are ...
... passed together , they dis- cover the lion and the eagle pursuing each of them their prey towards the eastern gates of paradise . There is a double beauty in this incident , not only as it pre- sents great and just omens , which are ...
Page 257
... passed by a decrepid old fellow with a pole in his hand who just then was bawling out , " Half an hour after one o'clock ; " and immediately a dirty goose behind him made her response , Quack ! quack ! I could not for- bear attending ...
... passed by a decrepid old fellow with a pole in his hand who just then was bawling out , " Half an hour after one o'clock ; " and immediately a dirty goose behind him made her response , Quack ! quack ! I could not for- bear attending ...
Page 283
... passed in that glorious action , the knight , in the triumph of his heart , made several reflections on the greatness of the British na- tion : as , that one Englishman could beat three French- men ; that we could never be in danger of ...
... passed in that glorious action , the knight , in the triumph of his heart , made several reflections on the greatness of the British na- tion : as , that one Englishman could beat three French- men ; that we could never be in danger of ...
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