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... laft poffeffed it , before the heir take his poffeffion , and fo keepeth him out . Wherefore , as he who putteth out him in poffeffion , is faid to diffife ; fo he that step- peth in between the former poffeffor and his heir , is faid ...
... laft poffeffed it , before the heir take his poffeffion , and fo keepeth him out . Wherefore , as he who putteth out him in poffeffion , is faid to diffife ; fo he that step- peth in between the former poffeffor and his heir , is faid ...
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... laft poffefled it , before the heir take his poffeffion , and fo keepeth him out . Wherefore , as he who putteth out him in poffeffion , is faid to diffife ; fo he that step- peth in between the former poffeffor and his heir , is faid ...
... laft poffefled it , before the heir take his poffeffion , and fo keepeth him out . Wherefore , as he who putteth out him in poffeffion , is faid to diffife ; fo he that step- peth in between the former poffeffor and his heir , is faid ...
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... laft men of the front rank . Rear ANGLES ( Military Affairs ) the two laft men of the rear rank . ANGLE of the Eaft ( in Navigation ) is that point of the compafs that the ship fails upon . Optick E 2 ANGUIN'EAL Hyperbola , an hyperbola ...
... laft men of the front rank . Rear ANGLES ( Military Affairs ) the two laft men of the rear rank . ANGLE of the Eaft ( in Navigation ) is that point of the compafs that the ship fails upon . Optick E 2 ANGUIN'EAL Hyperbola , an hyperbola ...
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... laft letter or fyllable of a word is taken away ; as ingeni , for ingenii . APOCRUSTICK , ( amonga , from aоngova , Gr . to drive ) remedies endued with a repelling and aftringent power , by which they prevent the too great afflux of ...
... laft letter or fyllable of a word is taken away ; as ingeni , for ingenii . APOCRUSTICK , ( amonga , from aоngova , Gr . to drive ) remedies endued with a repelling and aftringent power , by which they prevent the too great afflux of ...
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... laft pangs or agony of a dying perfon . ARTICULATENESS , diftin & tness . ARTIFICIAL ARGUMENT ( with Rhe- toricians ) all thofe proofs and confiderations that proceed from the genius , industry or in- vention of the orator ...
... laft pangs or agony of a dying perfon . ARTICULATENESS , diftin & tness . ARTIFICIAL ARGUMENT ( with Rhe- toricians ) all thofe proofs and confiderations that proceed from the genius , industry or in- vention of the orator ...
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Aftronomy againſt alfo alſo ancient angle antimony arifing bafe becauſe body caft caufe cauſe Chriftians church colour compofed confifts divine Dryden earth faid falt fame fecond feems fenfe ferve feven feveral fhall fhew fhip fhould fide fignifies figure filver fire firft firſt flower fmall fo called folid fome fomething fometimes foul fpirit fquare ftand ftars ftate ftone fubject fuch fuppofed fupport Heraldry herb Hieroglyphically himſelf honour horfe horſe houſe inftrument interfection itſelf Jupiter kind king laft lefs Loft manner meaſure Milton moft moſt motion mufick nature nefs obferved occafion oppofite Opticks paffion pafs perfon Philofophers Phyficians Phyficks piece plant Pope prefent publick raiſed reafon refpect reprefented rifing Romans round ſeveral ſmall ſome ſtate term thefe themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe thro tion ufed ufually uſed veffels verfe Weft whereby wherein whofe word
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