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... perhaps it would not be amiss . Having tarried some time for a convenient opportunity , I was obliged to send you at last Moreton's book by the carrier , though it will only satisfy you that Dr. Gregory had but a very slender notion of ...
... perhaps it would not be amiss . Having tarried some time for a convenient opportunity , I was obliged to send you at last Moreton's book by the carrier , though it will only satisfy you that Dr. Gregory had but a very slender notion of ...
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... perhaps , un- avoidable defect , in the system of education at public schools , that the necessity of regulating instruction , by general rules , must often preclude that attention to the tempers and capacities of individuals , by which ...
... perhaps , un- avoidable defect , in the system of education at public schools , that the necessity of regulating instruction , by general rules , must often preclude that attention to the tempers and capacities of individuals , by which ...
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... perhaps prudently checked by the advice of his friends ; and the proposed publication , from which he expected an increase of reputation , was reluctantly post- poned . This comedy , which bears the title of Mormo , still exists ; but ...
... perhaps prudently checked by the advice of his friends ; and the proposed publication , from which he expected an increase of reputation , was reluctantly post- poned . This comedy , which bears the title of Mormo , still exists ; but ...
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... perhaps , have then solicited an alliance , which he after- wards courted and obtained . The family of Lord Spencer removed late in autumn to London ; and Mr. Jones , with his usual avidity to acquire the accomplishments of a gentleman ...
... perhaps , have then solicited an alliance , which he after- wards courted and obtained . The family of Lord Spencer removed late in autumn to London ; and Mr. Jones , with his usual avidity to acquire the accomplishments of a gentleman ...
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... Perhaps you are not acquainted with him . The Turkish poets , in general , are no better than slavish imitators of the Persians , and often deficient in taste and harmony . I cannot comprehend how you have discovered an indelicate ...
... Perhaps you are not acquainted with him . The Turkish poets , in general , are no better than slavish imitators of the Persians , and often deficient in taste and harmony . I cannot comprehend how you have discovered an indelicate ...
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