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... means , I shall do all in my power to preserve and promote the literature and ge nius of my country . That I have done so hitherto during the six years I have been in business need not be told to those who have been observant witnesses ...
... means , I shall do all in my power to preserve and promote the literature and ge nius of my country . That I have done so hitherto during the six years I have been in business need not be told to those who have been observant witnesses ...
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... means of introducing erroneous conceptions regarding our vernacular poetry , which has been recovered from tradition . ” ** ' * * * " If this comparatively innocent mode of restoring our ancient 1829 . Scottish Minstrelsy .
... means of introducing erroneous conceptions regarding our vernacular poetry , which has been recovered from tradition . ” ** ' * * * " If this comparatively innocent mode of restoring our ancient 1829 . Scottish Minstrelsy .
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... means of dissection to her students . We likewise fear , that , without some extension of the bill in regard to disposable bodies , it is impossible to procure any material addition from other parts of Scotland , as the institutions ...
... means of dissection to her students . We likewise fear , that , without some extension of the bill in regard to disposable bodies , it is impossible to procure any material addition from other parts of Scotland , as the institutions ...
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... means proved ; nor is it even likely to hold that animals possess equal powers of performing certain actions which we call life . For why should one creature live in water , and another on land , and a third indifferently , or either in ...
... means proved ; nor is it even likely to hold that animals possess equal powers of performing certain actions which we call life . For why should one creature live in water , and another on land , and a third indifferently , or either in ...
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... means of informing Mr Buckingham that I am a living man . When I gave you my former letter , I also gave my name , with which you are not unacquainted ; and immediately after leaving the lecture - room on Monday , I wrote Mr Buckingham ...
... means of informing Mr Buckingham that I am a living man . When I gave you my former letter , I also gave my name , with which you are not unacquainted ; and immediately after leaving the lecture - room on Monday , I wrote Mr Buckingham ...
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