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Page 181
... manner of Decubitus , of the ancients , which Cornelius broke off in this manner : — " This day , my friends , I purpose to exhibit my son before you ; a child not wholly unworthy of inspection , as he is descended from a race of ...
... manner of Decubitus , of the ancients , which Cornelius broke off in this manner : — " This day , my friends , I purpose to exhibit my son before you ; a child not wholly unworthy of inspection , as he is descended from a race of ...
Page 302
... manner , alternately . When the race is to be run by such horses as these , and perhaps by others , which in like manner , according to their breed , are strong for carriage and vig- orous for the course , the people raise a shout , and ...
... manner , alternately . When the race is to be run by such horses as these , and perhaps by others , which in like manner , according to their breed , are strong for carriage and vig- orous for the course , the people raise a shout , and ...
Page 328
... manner to the wall as before . In this manner it spins and fixes several threads parallel to each other , which , so to speak , serve as the warp to the intended web . To form the woof , it spins in the same manner its thread , trans ...
... manner to the wall as before . In this manner it spins and fixes several threads parallel to each other , which , so to speak , serve as the warp to the intended web . To form the woof , it spins in the same manner its thread , trans ...
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DAY SUBJECT 119 Of Improving by good Examples | 5 |
Primitive Christians | 9 |
Summer | 14 |
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