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... passed in full sail , through the enemy's squadron , and tacked at a criti- cal moment , so as to cut off all that portion of the fleet which had fallen to leeward , the signal was immediately given for close fight ; and after a short ...
... passed in full sail , through the enemy's squadron , and tacked at a criti- cal moment , so as to cut off all that portion of the fleet which had fallen to leeward , the signal was immediately given for close fight ; and after a short ...
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... checked the progress of their revolutionary schemes , raised a great clamour in con- sequence of it ; and as they meditated many prosecutions and civil actions against him , a law was passed in 50 SIR RICHARD MUSGRAVE , BART .
... checked the progress of their revolutionary schemes , raised a great clamour in con- sequence of it ; and as they meditated many prosecutions and civil actions against him , a law was passed in 50 SIR RICHARD MUSGRAVE , BART .
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... passed , we are told , and is still in force , the principal enactments of which are , " 1. That all arms shall be registered , and any magistrate may search for arms the house of any person who shall not do so . 2. If any county , or ...
... passed , we are told , and is still in force , the principal enactments of which are , " 1. That all arms shall be registered , and any magistrate may search for arms the house of any person who shall not do so . 2. If any county , or ...
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... passed could have deprived him of the benefit of his agreement ; because all that is imputed now to Mr. Palmer arises from misunderstandings and dis- putes between the Postmaster - General and him , and which could never have existed if ...
... passed could have deprived him of the benefit of his agreement ; because all that is imputed now to Mr. Palmer arises from misunderstandings and dis- putes between the Postmaster - General and him , and which could never have existed if ...
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... passing through the two first tracts or belts , called La Regione Culta ( the fertile region ) , and La Regione Sylvosa ( the woody district ) , at length arrived at La Regione Deserta ( the barren region ) . The mountain at this period ...
... passing through the two first tracts or belts , called La Regione Culta ( the fertile region ) , and La Regione Sylvosa ( the woody district ) , at length arrived at La Regione Deserta ( the barren region ) . The mountain at this period ...
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