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... described as the stat- mentative ( if we may coin such a term , ) in Mr Burke's speech on Mr Fox's East India Bill , 1st December 1783 . " Now , sir , according to the plan I proposed , I shall take notice of the Company's internal ...
... described as the stat- mentative ( if we may coin such a term , ) in Mr Burke's speech on Mr Fox's East India Bill , 1st December 1783 . " Now , sir , according to the plan I proposed , I shall take notice of the Company's internal ...
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... described in his speech of February 28th 1785 , on the Nabob of Arcot's debts , is not surpassed by any description in poetry . " " Let me hear it , " said the Bachelor , and his airy- handed lady took down the volume and read— " The ...
... described in his speech of February 28th 1785 , on the Nabob of Arcot's debts , is not surpassed by any description in poetry . " " Let me hear it , " said the Bachelor , and his airy- handed lady took down the volume and read— " The ...
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... described . " A VOLCANO . " Upon proceeding up the cone of Vesuvius , the party found the crater at the summit , in a very active state , throwing out volleys of immense stones translucent with vitrification , and such heavy showers of ...
... described . " A VOLCANO . " Upon proceeding up the cone of Vesuvius , the party found the crater at the summit , in a very active state , throwing out volleys of immense stones translucent with vitrification , and such heavy showers of ...
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... ing rampart , had not yet been reached . This picture is exact and faithful ; and the recollection makes my hand tremble , though the whole horror is not described . " CHAP . III . MANNERS . “ I THINK , CALAMITIES . 31.
... ing rampart , had not yet been reached . This picture is exact and faithful ; and the recollection makes my hand tremble , though the whole horror is not described . " CHAP . III . MANNERS . “ I THINK , CALAMITIES . 31.
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... described in the seraglio , passed along three sides of the apartment , and superseded equally the use of chairs and tables , which are but rarely found in a Greek house . " The dining - room was also large , but furnished with less ...
... described in the seraglio , passed along three sides of the apartment , and superseded equally the use of chairs and tables , which are but rarely found in a Greek house . " The dining - room was also large , but furnished with less ...
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