The Spectator. Volume the First. [-eighth.]., Volume 4J. and R. Tonson in the Strand., 1744 |
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... Estate , being 800 l . per Annum , at 20 ' Years Purchase , is worth 16,000 1. Our Uncle who ' is above 50 , has 400 l . per Annum , which at the fore- ' faid Rate , is 80001. There's a Widow Aunt , who ' has 10,000 1. at her own ...
... Estate , being 800 l . per Annum , at 20 ' Years Purchase , is worth 16,000 1. Our Uncle who ' is above 50 , has 400 l . per Annum , which at the fore- ' faid Rate , is 80001. There's a Widow Aunt , who ' has 10,000 1. at her own ...
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... Estate . He further informed me that he would have given her a Coal - pit to keep her in clean Linen , that he would have allowed her the Profits of a Windmill for her Fans , and have presented her once in three Years with the Sheer ...
... Estate . He further informed me that he would have given her a Coal - pit to keep her in clean Linen , that he would have allowed her the Profits of a Windmill for her Fans , and have presented her once in three Years with the Sheer ...
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... Estate . Wretched • and thoughtless Creatures , in the only Place where Covetousness were a Virtue we turn Prodigals ! No- thing lies upon our hands with such Uneasiness , nor ⚫ has there been fo many Devices for any one Thing , as to ...
... Estate . Wretched • and thoughtless Creatures , in the only Place where Covetousness were a Virtue we turn Prodigals ! No- thing lies upon our hands with such Uneasiness , nor ⚫ has there been fo many Devices for any one Thing , as to ...
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