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Page 44
... tell of almost all the living great what they do not wish told . " GOLDSMITH . " It may , perhaps , be necessary for a native to be more cautious ; but a foreigner who comes among us without prejudice , may be considered as holding the ...
... tell of almost all the living great what they do not wish told . " GOLDSMITH . " It may , perhaps , be necessary for a native to be more cautious ; but a foreigner who comes among us without prejudice , may be considered as holding the ...
Page 255
... tell , but what they themselves have seen ? Of the past , or the invisible , they can tell nothing . The inhabitants of Otaheité and New Zealand are not in a state of pure nature ; for it is plain they broke off from some other people ...
... tell , but what they themselves have seen ? Of the past , or the invisible , they can tell nothing . The inhabitants of Otaheité and New Zealand are not in a state of pure nature ; for it is plain they broke off from some other people ...
Page 378
... tell you this at the beginning of every year as long as we live ; and why should we trouble ourselves to tell or hear it oftener ? " Tell Veronica , Euphemia , and Alexander , that I wish them , as well as their parents , many happy ...
... tell you this at the beginning of every year as long as we live ; and why should we trouble ourselves to tell or hear it oftener ? " Tell Veronica , Euphemia , and Alexander , that I wish them , as well as their parents , many happy ...
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