The expedition of Humphry ClinkerDavid Ramsay. For Jo. and Ja. Fairbairn, ... and A. Guthrie, 1790 |
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Pagina iv
... manner in which I got poffeffion of the Letters , it is a circumftance which concerns my own confcience only : Sufficeth it to fay , I have fully fatisfied the parties in whofe cuftody they were ; and , by this time , I hope I have alfo ...
... manner in which I got poffeffion of the Letters , it is a circumftance which concerns my own confcience only : Sufficeth it to fay , I have fully fatisfied the parties in whofe cuftody they were ; and , by this time , I hope I have alfo ...
Pagina 1
... manner , that I expect to be laid up with another fit of the gout - Perhaps I may ex- plain myself in my next . I fhall fet out to - morrow morning for the Hot Well at Briftol , where I am afraid I fhall stay longer than I could wish ...
... manner , that I expect to be laid up with another fit of the gout - Perhaps I may ex- plain myself in my next . I fhall fet out to - morrow morning for the Hot Well at Briftol , where I am afraid I fhall stay longer than I could wish ...
Pagina 5
... manner , that , rather than be obliged to keep him company , I'd refign all claim to the inhe- ritance of his estate . Indeed , his being tortured by the gout may have foured his temper , and , perhaps , I may like him better on farther ...
... manner , that , rather than be obliged to keep him company , I'd refign all claim to the inhe- ritance of his estate . Indeed , his being tortured by the gout may have foured his temper , and , perhaps , I may like him better on farther ...
Pagina 11
... manner , he would give his word and honour to profecute the affair no farther while they remained at Gloucefter . Wilson thanked him for his generous man- ner of proceeding , and was discharged . On our return to our lodgings , my ...
... manner , he would give his word and honour to profecute the affair no farther while they remained at Gloucefter . Wilson thanked him for his generous man- ner of proceeding , and was discharged . On our return to our lodgings , my ...
Pagina 16
... manner the volatile effluvia from the inteftines , ftimulate and promote the operations of the animal economy : He affirmed , the laft Grand Duke of Tuscany , of the Medicis family , who refined upon fenfuality with the fpirit of a ...
... manner the volatile effluvia from the inteftines , ftimulate and promote the operations of the animal economy : He affirmed , the laft Grand Duke of Tuscany , of the Medicis family , who refined upon fenfuality with the fpirit of a ...
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