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Page 107
... soon as we got a glimpse of the game , all this languor left us in an instant . " On the principle already mentioned this result is perfectly natural , and in strict harmony with what we observe in sportsmen , cricketers , golfers ...
... soon as we got a glimpse of the game , all this languor left us in an instant . " On the principle already mentioned this result is perfectly natural , and in strict harmony with what we observe in sportsmen , cricketers , golfers ...
Page 255
... soon take the great tower of Galata , and break the strong chain , they would be in very bad case . So they sat down before the tower , among the Jews who dwelt in that suburb , and were very wealthy . That night a vigilant watch was ...
... soon take the great tower of Galata , and break the strong chain , they would be in very bad case . So they sat down before the tower , among the Jews who dwelt in that suburb , and were very wealthy . That night a vigilant watch was ...
Page 331
... soon as ever the young ones leave their artificial covering , they begin to spin , and almost sensibly seem to grow bigger . If they have the good fortune , when even but a day old , to catch a fly , they fall to with good appetites ...
... soon as ever the young ones leave their artificial covering , they begin to spin , and almost sensibly seem to grow bigger . If they have the good fortune , when even but a day old , to catch a fly , they fall to with good appetites ...
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DAY SUBJECT 119 Of Improving by good Examples | 5 |
Primitive Christians | 9 |
Summer | 14 |
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