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... VIRG . EN . vi . 258 . SHEER - LANE , DECEMBER 23 . THE watchman , who does me particular honours , as being the chief man in the lane , gave so very great a thump at my door , last night , that I awakened at the knock , and heard ...
... VIRG . EN . vi . 258 . SHEER - LANE , DECEMBER 23 . THE watchman , who does me particular honours , as being the chief man in the lane , gave so very great a thump at my door , last night , that I awakened at the knock , and heard ...
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... VIRG . ÆN . i . 207 . Endure the hardships of your present state , Live , and reserve yourselves for better fate . DRYDEN . SHEER - LANE , JANUARY 6 . WHEN I look into the frame and constitution of my own mind , there is no part of it ...
... VIRG . ÆN . i . 207 . Endure the hardships of your present state , Live , and reserve yourselves for better fate . DRYDEN . SHEER - LANE , JANUARY 6 . WHEN I look into the frame and constitution of my own mind , there is no part of it ...
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... VIRG . GEORG . iv . 6 . PSALM civ . 24 . " In wisdom hast thou made them all ! " SHEER - LANE , JANUARY 11 . I HAVE lately applied myself with much satisfac- tion to the curious discoveries that have been made by the help of microscopes ...
... VIRG . GEORG . iv . 6 . PSALM civ . 24 . " In wisdom hast thou made them all ! " SHEER - LANE , JANUARY 11 . I HAVE lately applied myself with much satisfac- tion to the curious discoveries that have been made by the help of microscopes ...
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... VIRG . ECL . iv . 29 . The ripening grape shall hang on every thorn , seems to have hinted at this art , which can turn a plantation of northern hedges into a vineyard . These adepts are known among one another by the name of wine ...
... VIRG . ECL . iv . 29 . The ripening grape shall hang on every thorn , seems to have hinted at this art , which can turn a plantation of northern hedges into a vineyard . These adepts are known among one another by the name of wine ...
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... VIRG . EN . ii . 6 . -Such woes Not even the hardest of our foes could hear , Nor stern Ulysses tell without a tear . DRYDEN . SHEER - LANE , FEBRUARY 15 . I was awakened very early this morning by the distant crowing of a cock , which ...
... VIRG . EN . ii . 6 . -Such woes Not even the hardest of our foes could hear , Nor stern Ulysses tell without a tear . DRYDEN . SHEER - LANE , FEBRUARY 15 . I was awakened very early this morning by the distant crowing of a cock , which ...
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