Anecdotes of Some Distinguished Persons: Chiefly of the Present and Two Preceding Centuries, Том 4T. Cadell Jun. and W. Davies, 1796 |
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... thought that he had the " gravel , fo violent was the pain , and the shiver- " ing fits fo ftrong . The afflicted were fifteen " or fixteen days without eating , drinking , or " fleeping , fome more , fome lefs ; and afterwards " there ...
... thought that he had the " gravel , fo violent was the pain , and the shiver- " ing fits fo ftrong . The afflicted were fifteen " or fixteen days without eating , drinking , or " fleeping , fome more , fome lefs ; and afterwards " there ...
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... thought could be of use to him ; giving as a reason , that the most bloodlefs victory was ever procured by gold . He had frequently in his mouth , that the greatest princes were often paid with ingratitude , and that a fubject is also ...
... thought could be of use to him ; giving as a reason , that the most bloodlefs victory was ever procured by gold . He had frequently in his mouth , that the greatest princes were often paid with ingratitude , and that a fubject is also ...
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... on that day . This was equiva- lent to a refufal , as they thought there was per- haps more indulgence loft than granted by his permiffion . LEQ LEO X. HOWEVER pofterity may differ about the moral and 72 ANECDOTES OF SOME.
... on that day . This was equiva- lent to a refufal , as they thought there was per- haps more indulgence loft than granted by his permiffion . LEQ LEO X. HOWEVER pofterity may differ about the moral and 72 ANECDOTES OF SOME.
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... thoughts to philo- fophy . The learned Dr. Freind , in his Hiftory of Phyfic , very defervedly calls this extraordinary man " the miracle of the age in which he lived ; " and fays , that he was the greatest mechanical genius that had ...
... thoughts to philo- fophy . The learned Dr. Freind , in his Hiftory of Phyfic , very defervedly calls this extraordinary man " the miracle of the age in which he lived ; " and fays , that he was the greatest mechanical genius that had ...
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... thought he would have stricken " the Judge , and attempted to take his fervant " from the bar ; but Sir William Gascoign , well " knowing whose perfon he represented , fat un- " concerned ; and , knowing the Prince's attempt to be ...
... thought he would have stricken " the Judge , and attempted to take his fervant " from the bar ; but Sir William Gascoign , well " knowing whose perfon he represented , fat un- " concerned ; and , knowing the Prince's attempt to be ...
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