Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Review, Volume 26F. Jefferies, 1756 The "Gentleman's magazine" section is a digest of selections from the weekly press; the "(Trader's) monthly intelligencer" section consists of news (foreign and domestic), vital statistics, a register of the month's new publications, and a calendar of forthcoming trade fairs. |
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... morning , infinitely more violent and terrible than the for- er ; innumerable houfes fell to the ground , and members of people were croyed in the ruins . At Mequinez it was much spore readful , carcely leavinga tingle houte standing ...
... morning , infinitely more violent and terrible than the for- er ; innumerable houfes fell to the ground , and members of people were croyed in the ruins . At Mequinez it was much spore readful , carcely leavinga tingle houte standing ...
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... morning of the 23d of Auguft Ld Powlett , by the verbal order of Sir Edward Hawke , gave chace to a fail that appeared to the fouth - east , and continued the chace to leeward of the fleet from 15 o'clock till 12 , when he came up and ...
... morning of the 23d of Auguft Ld Powlett , by the verbal order of Sir Edward Hawke , gave chace to a fail that appeared to the fouth - east , and continued the chace to leeward of the fleet from 15 o'clock till 12 , when he came up and ...
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... morning of the 26th , and then tacked and stood to the eastward . Ld Porlett then gave orders to chafe the fail to the fouth - west , for the fol- A lowing reafons : 1. He fuppofed her a French man of war homeward bound . 2. By the ...
... morning of the 26th , and then tacked and stood to the eastward . Ld Porlett then gave orders to chafe the fail to the fouth - west , for the fol- A lowing reafons : 1. He fuppofed her a French man of war homeward bound . 2. By the ...
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... morning on private affairs , he had occafionally mentioned two letters lately received , relating to the Indians on their frontiers , which he G • H read , but could not fufficiently remem- ber to lay the contents before the house as a ...
... morning on private affairs , he had occafionally mentioned two letters lately received , relating to the Indians on their frontiers , which he G • H read , but could not fufficiently remem- ber to lay the contents before the house as a ...
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... morning until night . Then take advice from me , ye giddy things , Ye royal milliners , ye apron'd kings ; Young men beware and thun our flipp'ry ways , Study arithmetic , and burn your plays ; And you , ye girls , let not your tinfel ...
... morning until night . Then take advice from me , ye giddy things , Ye royal milliners , ye apron'd kings ; Young men beware and thun our flipp'ry ways , Study arithmetic , and burn your plays ; And you , ye girls , let not your tinfel ...
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