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... without mentioning some in- formation which materially affects an important passage in these Memoirs , and which I received from Bengal , long after it had been printed . The passage alluded to is stated to be an exact Vill PREFACE .
... without mentioning some in- formation which materially affects an important passage in these Memoirs , and which I received from Bengal , long after it had been printed . The passage alluded to is stated to be an exact Vill PREFACE .
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... important assistance , in arranging the collection of shells , fossils , and other curiosities , left by her ... importance , and had sent the first sheet of it to the press , when the indis- position , which terminated in his death ...
... important assistance , in arranging the collection of shells , fossils , and other curiosities , left by her ... importance , and had sent the first sheet of it to the press , when the indis- position , which terminated in his death ...
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... importance to the public ; yet it cannot be uninteresting or uninstructive to trace the progress of a youth of genius and abilities , from his earliest efforts to that proficiency in universal literature , which he afterwards attained ...
... importance to the public ; yet it cannot be uninteresting or uninstructive to trace the progress of a youth of genius and abilities , from his earliest efforts to that proficiency in universal literature , which he afterwards attained ...
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... important duties of his new situation . He had the satisfaction to find that this determination would probably restore him to the society of his best and most respected friend , Dr. Sumner ; as he understood from Mr. Arden , that his ...
... important duties of his new situation . He had the satisfaction to find that this determination would probably restore him to the society of his best and most respected friend , Dr. Sumner ; as he understood from Mr. Arden , that his ...
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... important pursuits . In the beginning of this year Mr. Jones formed an ac- quaintance with Reviczki , afterwards the Imperial mi- nister at Warsaw , and ambassador at the court of Eng- land , with the title of count . This learned and ...
... important pursuits . In the beginning of this year Mr. Jones formed an ac- quaintance with Reviczki , afterwards the Imperial mi- nister at Warsaw , and ambassador at the court of Eng- land , with the title of count . This learned and ...
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