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... carried into a house in a court in that street . Mr Gustard attended to the letter , and made inquiries respecting the circum- stances as stated in the letter , and learnt that some suspicious characters lived in the house described ...
... carried into a house in a court in that street . Mr Gustard attended to the letter , and made inquiries respecting the circum- stances as stated in the letter , and learnt that some suspicious characters lived in the house described ...
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... carried a bag . The ladies , " with clanging stride , " clattered in their pattens up the aisle - opened the door of their pew - packed their mo- veables therein into the bag , and after pasting a label containing the words " a pew to ...
... carried a bag . The ladies , " with clanging stride , " clattered in their pattens up the aisle - opened the door of their pew - packed their mo- veables therein into the bag , and after pasting a label containing the words " a pew to ...
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... carried off some of her property on the 2d of October . The articles which she had lost were carried off at many va- rious times . She did not see him in the room , however , at the time allu- ded to , in the month of August , nor did ...
... carried off some of her property on the 2d of October . The articles which she had lost were carried off at many va- rious times . She did not see him in the room , however , at the time allu- ded to , in the month of August , nor did ...
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laid in the indictment property to the amount of 40s . had been carried off . The jury would judge if they gave credit to the story of the prosecutrix , in which case they would find the woman prisoner guilty of stealing . The jury ...
laid in the indictment property to the amount of 40s . had been carried off . The jury would judge if they gave credit to the story of the prosecutrix , in which case they would find the woman prisoner guilty of stealing . The jury ...
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... carrying on a war , " as the phrase is , since the exploits of the celebrated Major Semple . The first charge was brought for- ward by a Mr Blundell , a mercer , of Bishopsgate - street , from whose state- ment it appeared , that on the ...
... carrying on a war , " as the phrase is , since the exploits of the celebrated Major Semple . The first charge was brought for- ward by a Mr Blundell , a mercer , of Bishopsgate - street , from whose state- ment it appeared , that on the ...
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Page 284 - May it please your Majesty, We, your Majesty's most dutiful and loyal Subjects the Ministers and Elders of the Church of Scotland, met in...
Page 219 - Thus it hath pleased Almighty God to take out of this transitory life, unto his divine mercy, the late most high, most mighty, and most excellent monarch William the Fourth, by the grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, and Sovereign of the Most Noble Order of the Garter ; King of Hanover, and Duke of Brunswick and Lunenburgh.
Page 295 - I have the honour to transmit, for the information of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, a copy of a letter from Captain Pring, late commander of his Majesty's brig Linnet.
Page 154 - Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
Page 384 - How happy could I be with either, Were t'other dear Charmer away!
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Page lxxix - And he fixed his eye on the darker speck. He felt the cheering power of spring ; It made him whistle, it made him sing; His heart was mirthful to excess, But the Rover's mirth was wickedness. His eye was on the Inchcape float; Quoth he, " My men, put out the boat, And row me to the Inchcape Rock, And I'll plague the Abbot of Aberbrothok.
Page 272 - ... where the defence possessed a force, in the first instance, of 3500 men, notwithstanding which the campaign terminated in eight days. This force underwent a gradual diminution, and latterly a very extensive one, by the falling off of the colonial troops...
Page xcvii - Those beams which so bright through my casement appear, To far distant scenes they extend ; Illumine the dwellings of those that are dear, And sleep on the grave of my friend. Then still I must love thee, mild Queen of the Night, Since feeling and fancy agree To make thee a source of unfailing delight, A friend and a solace to me.