Gentleman's Magazine: And Historical Chronicle, Volume 169F. Jefferies, 1840 - Early English newspapers |
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... period the week- day service of the Church has fallen into general neglect . In answering the ques- tion faithfully , however , it must be ac- knowledged that for many years the particu- lar service in question has not been up- held ...
... period the week- day service of the Church has fallen into general neglect . In answering the ques- tion faithfully , however , it must be ac- knowledged that for many years the particu- lar service in question has not been up- held ...
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... period of the Reformation , The Prebendaries of Winchester , and their noble old Dean , now gone to his rest , may claim justly this praise ; nor can the canons of Salisbury , with Mr. W. L. Bowles as their " decus et præsidium , " be ...
... period of the Reformation , The Prebendaries of Winchester , and their noble old Dean , now gone to his rest , may claim justly this praise ; nor can the canons of Salisbury , with Mr. W. L. Bowles as their " decus et præsidium , " be ...
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... period and cannot apply to an ante- cedent transaction of above two hundred and fifty years , in retrogression to 1390 , are distinguished for its knowledge , though , possibly , not so profoundly versed in the minutiæ of its prosody as ...
... period and cannot apply to an ante- cedent transaction of above two hundred and fifty years , in retrogression to 1390 , are distinguished for its knowledge , though , possibly , not so profoundly versed in the minutiæ of its prosody as ...
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... that , from 1789 to 1797 , one half at least of the political writers of that period pe- rished by violent death ! dressed them- " Messieurs , passons à l'ordre du jour 26 [ July , M. Thiers . - The Flight of Louis XVIII .
... that , from 1789 to 1797 , one half at least of the political writers of that period pe- rished by violent death ! dressed them- " Messieurs , passons à l'ordre du jour 26 [ July , M. Thiers . - The Flight of Louis XVIII .
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... period , under Louis XII . and Francis I. , as governed more legally than any kingdom in Europe : " Il quale regno é moderato più dalle leggi , che alcun ' altro regno , di che ne nostri tempi si habbi notitia , " & c . ( In Vinezia ...
... period , under Louis XII . and Francis I. , as governed more legally than any kingdom in Europe : " Il quale regno é moderato più dalle leggi , che alcun ' altro regno , di che ne nostri tempi si habbi notitia , " & c . ( In Vinezia ...
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