The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal, Volume 45A. Constable, 1827 |
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... respect to its influ- ence on Society , in a Sermon preached at the Baptist Meeting , Cambridge . By Robert Hall , M. A. VI . Remarks upon the Wine and Brandy Trade VII . Anti - Slavery Monthly Reporter VIII . The Consequences of a ...
... respect to its influ- ence on Society , in a Sermon preached at the Baptist Meeting , Cambridge . By Robert Hall , M. A. VI . Remarks upon the Wine and Brandy Trade VII . Anti - Slavery Monthly Reporter VIII . The Consequences of a ...
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... respect of mere style , too , the workmanship of so pure a writer of English as Sheridan is well worth the attention of all who would learn the difficult art of combining ease with polish , and being , at the same time , idiomatic and ...
... respect of mere style , too , the workmanship of so pure a writer of English as Sheridan is well worth the attention of all who would learn the difficult art of combining ease with polish , and being , at the same time , idiomatic and ...
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... respect for her , but for the other the passion due to a mistress .'- One , who agrees with every one , for the pleasure of speaking their sentiments for them - so fond of talking that he does not contradict only because he can't wait ...
... respect for her , but for the other the passion due to a mistress .'- One , who agrees with every one , for the pleasure of speaking their sentiments for them - so fond of talking that he does not contradict only because he can't wait ...
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... respect , remarkable . A persevering and vindictive war a- gainst America , with the folly and guilt of which the obstinacy of the Court and the acquiescence of the people are equally chargeable , was fast approaching that crisis ...
... respect , remarkable . A persevering and vindictive war a- gainst America , with the folly and guilt of which the obstinacy of the Court and the acquiescence of the people are equally chargeable , was fast approaching that crisis ...
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... respect , among others , distin- guished from the ordinary occasions , on which the ambition or selfishness of politicians resorts to such unions , that the voice of the people has called aloud for them in the name of the public weal ...
... respect , among others , distin- guished from the ordinary occasions , on which the ambition or selfishness of politicians resorts to such unions , that the voice of the people has called aloud for them in the name of the public weal ...
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