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... attention to commerce , were at a loss in what manner to employ the number of vessels which they had captured ; they therefore distributed 220 brigan- tines of the fleet of Gentius amongst the inhabitants of Corfu , of Apol- lonia , aud ...
... attention to commerce , were at a loss in what manner to employ the number of vessels which they had captured ; they therefore distributed 220 brigan- tines of the fleet of Gentius amongst the inhabitants of Corfu , of Apol- lonia , aud ...
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... attention to human opinion upon the basis of which is founded all the hap- piness of individuals and all the cour- tesy of society ; but , I can never con- found this manly and rational feeling with that diseased and sickly emotion of a ...
... attention to human opinion upon the basis of which is founded all the hap- piness of individuals and all the cour- tesy of society ; but , I can never con- found this manly and rational feeling with that diseased and sickly emotion of a ...
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... attention . On those days in which the weather permitted him not to enjoy the sports of the field , the stable was his constant lounge . From the stable he repaired to the dog - kennel , and from the dog- kennel back again to the stable ...
... attention . On those days in which the weather permitted him not to enjoy the sports of the field , the stable was his constant lounge . From the stable he repaired to the dog - kennel , and from the dog- kennel back again to the stable ...
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... attention , and he pursued that science for some time with unwearied application . In one of his experi ments he had nearly set his house on fire , and he was surprised how any one could adhere to a science with such dangerous ...
... attention , and he pursued that science for some time with unwearied application . In one of his experi ments he had nearly set his house on fire , and he was surprised how any one could adhere to a science with such dangerous ...
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... attention to preserve its inviolability , which every man ought to possess , and which would , on such an occa- sion , irresistibly display itself in some instantaneous emotion . He can only The good that results to society prove that ...
... attention to preserve its inviolability , which every man ought to possess , and which would , on such an occa- sion , irresistibly display itself in some instantaneous emotion . He can only The good that results to society prove that ...
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Page 426 - Foley, were of great use in completely securing the advantages gained. Every exertion was now made to get the convoy out of the river; but it being almost low water, it was late in the evening before they could be got afloat, and much labour and fatigue was occasioned, being obliged to shift the cargoes into smaller vessels to get them over the bar.