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... night ap- proaches , a breeze begins to be felt , which is wafted fmartly from the land ; and , fingular and unaccountable as it may appear , from the centre towards the fea , and to all points of the com- pals at once . By a feeming ...
... night ap- proaches , a breeze begins to be felt , which is wafted fmartly from the land ; and , fingular and unaccountable as it may appear , from the centre towards the fea , and to all points of the com- pals at once . By a feeming ...
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... night . We fee no alteration , except the few accidental ones which are made by new roads , new houfes , or the ruins of roads and houses , the growing of the grafs and corn , and the gathering of them . We breakfaft , dine , and fup ...
... night . We fee no alteration , except the few accidental ones which are made by new roads , new houfes , or the ruins of roads and houses , the growing of the grafs and corn , and the gathering of them . We breakfaft , dine , and fup ...
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... night of reafon and intel- lect , when the vileft mummeries ' of crafty priesthood paffed as the undoubted miracles of benignant and favouring Heaven , the cafe was different ; but now that the torch of reafon has been illumi- nated ...
... night of reafon and intel- lect , when the vileft mummeries ' of crafty priesthood paffed as the undoubted miracles of benignant and favouring Heaven , the cafe was different ; but now that the torch of reafon has been illumi- nated ...
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... night robber , who prowls about for booty , and darts athwart the path of the unfufpecting traveller , would laugh at the man who fhould endea . vour to convert him from his guilty courfe by pious exhortations and promifes of future ...
... night robber , who prowls about for booty , and darts athwart the path of the unfufpecting traveller , would laugh at the man who fhould endea . vour to convert him from his guilty courfe by pious exhortations and promifes of future ...
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... night - pillow with unavailing tears , and fwelling her love - lorn breast with fruitlefs fighs ? Yes . " Afk the hard - hearted wretch , who never wept for others ' woes , whether fuch a one is not right in turning out of their home ...
... night - pillow with unavailing tears , and fwelling her love - lorn breast with fruitlefs fighs ? Yes . " Afk the hard - hearted wretch , who never wept for others ' woes , whether fuch a one is not right in turning out of their home ...
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