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Page 14
... and Burke as the light of a flambeau is superior to that of a rush- light . ... and then " saw the whole matter in its true light ; and neither pamphleteers nor speech- makers were after that able to raise a momentary puzzle in his ...
... and Burke as the light of a flambeau is superior to that of a rush- light . ... and then " saw the whole matter in its true light ; and neither pamphleteers nor speech- makers were after that able to raise a momentary puzzle in his ...
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I leave the main ar- my behind , " the lordly band of mighty folios , " " the well - ordered ranks of the quartos , " , " " the light octavos , " and " hum- bler duodecimos , " for " The last new play , and frittered maga- zine ...
I leave the main ar- my behind , " the lordly band of mighty folios , " " the well - ordered ranks of the quartos , " , " " the light octavos , " and " hum- bler duodecimos , " for " The last new play , and frittered maga- zine ...
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... what mineral waters they were , when they were saturated with granite and marble , diamonds , rubies , arsenic , and iron - thus deposited by the vapor , left a gas above them light enough to bear some faint resemblance to our air .
... what mineral waters they were , when they were saturated with granite and marble , diamonds , rubies , arsenic , and iron - thus deposited by the vapor , left a gas above them light enough to bear some faint resemblance to our air .
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I came to the city on purpose to find something to do , and I can do anything that is not dishonest . " “ Och ! the likes o ' ye take her place ? Niver a bit of it ! Why ! I see by the gas - light ye're a leddy as iver was at all at all ...
I came to the city on purpose to find something to do , and I can do anything that is not dishonest . " “ Och ! the likes o ' ye take her place ? Niver a bit of it ! Why ! I see by the gas - light ye're a leddy as iver was at all at all ...
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The pretty Bessie was attired in maidenly white muslin , an India fabric of marvellous fineness , with a sash and streamers of blue , and the light fleecy curls of her hair unadorned save by a slight pendent spray of jasmines .
The pretty Bessie was attired in maidenly white muslin , an India fabric of marvellous fineness , with a sash and streamers of blue , and the light fleecy curls of her hair unadorned save by a slight pendent spray of jasmines .
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