Gleanings Through Wales, Holland and Westphalia: With Views of Peace and War at Home and Abroad. To which is Added Humanity; Or, The Rights of Nature, Том 1T.N. Longman and L.B. Seeley, 1795 |
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... whose bosom , amidst all their discontent , they ftill find a SECURE AND PEACEFUL HOME . On a return to that peaceful home , after looking for fo long a time on its turbulent contrast in other lands , the Gleaner hefitates not to ...
... whose bosom , amidst all their discontent , they ftill find a SECURE AND PEACEFUL HOME . On a return to that peaceful home , after looking for fo long a time on its turbulent contrast in other lands , the Gleaner hefitates not to ...
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... of fome petty prince , whose whole principality , fometimes does not measure to the acres of a good English domain . But in England , the feed , which the husbandman C 4 had 1 had fown , he was preparing to reap , nor [ xxxix ]
... of fome petty prince , whose whole principality , fometimes does not measure to the acres of a good English domain . But in England , the feed , which the husbandman C 4 had 1 had fown , he was preparing to reap , nor [ xxxix ]
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... whose fcenery , places , and perfons , by a fort of indefinable attachment , not only appears to belong to us , but of which one seems to be a part . Perhaps they were not the lefs agreeable to the Gleaner for the pains that afflicted ...
... whose fcenery , places , and perfons , by a fort of indefinable attachment , not only appears to belong to us , but of which one seems to be a part . Perhaps they were not the lefs agreeable to the Gleaner for the pains that afflicted ...
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... whose prescient eye Forefaw the hour when Scenic Truth fhould fly Before the changes of a finking age , And gaudy folly fhould ufurp the Stage ; On flying cars when " Sorcerers should ride , " Where Royal Lear had rav'd , and Hamlet ...
... whose prescient eye Forefaw the hour when Scenic Truth fhould fly Before the changes of a finking age , And gaudy folly fhould ufurp the Stage ; On flying cars when " Sorcerers should ride , " Where Royal Lear had rav'd , and Hamlet ...
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... whom her richeft ftores wrong'd Nature gives ; Whose magic powers these tricksters could defeat , And inftant drive them from the realms of wit ; Who * Mr. Sheridan . Who with the flightest waving of his wand , Could [ vii ]
... whom her richeft ftores wrong'd Nature gives ; Whose magic powers these tricksters could defeat , And inftant drive them from the realms of wit ; Who * Mr. Sheridan . Who with the flightest waving of his wand , Could [ vii ]
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