Cheveley, Or, The Man of Honour, Volume 2Harper & Brothers, 1839 |
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... called ? " Si Leonini pellis non satis est , assuenda vulpina , " - is their invariable motto upon all occasions . Was it Mowbray's ? Let him answer for himself . He sprang from his con- cealment , he knelt beside that senseless form ...
... called ? " Si Leonini pellis non satis est , assuenda vulpina , " - is their invariable motto upon all occasions . Was it Mowbray's ? Let him answer for himself . He sprang from his con- cealment , he knelt beside that senseless form ...
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... called the " Rights of Women , " - for they have no rights ; at least none that can or ought to empower them to fill those masculine niches in the world , which would authorize them to kill their fellow - creatures as soldiers , cajole ...
... called the " Rights of Women , " - for they have no rights ; at least none that can or ought to empower them to fill those masculine niches in the world , which would authorize them to kill their fellow - creatures as soldiers , cajole ...
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... called ' The Vision of the Night , ' which would , I think , satisfactorily answer all your doubts , if indeed the Scriptures have not already done so ; and do you not remember , in Isaiah , that cheering promise -'For the mountains ...
... called ' The Vision of the Night , ' which would , I think , satisfactorily answer all your doubts , if indeed the Scriptures have not already done so ; and do you not remember , in Isaiah , that cheering promise -'For the mountains ...
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... called pensioners , sinecurists , grantees retired - allowance people , half - pay people , secret - service people , and the like ? " 6. What will you do with the crown lands , and with the army , and especially with regard to the pun ...
... called pensioners , sinecurists , grantees retired - allowance people , half - pay people , secret - service people , and the like ? " 6. What will you do with the crown lands , and with the army , and especially with regard to the pun ...
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... called himself Philip's friend , and was corrupted by his gold ; when the traitor Proxe- nus led the mercenary forces collected for the expe- dition to Amphissa ; -when Theagenes , wretched and corrupt , like this man , was made ...
... called himself Philip's friend , and was corrupted by his gold ; when the traitor Proxe- nus led the mercenary forces collected for the expe- dition to Amphissa ; -when Theagenes , wretched and corrupt , like this man , was made ...
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