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H. F. and G. Witherby, 1915

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Page 392 - ... of the guineys, and the clickin' of the hens, And the rooster's hallylooyer as he tiptoes on the fence; O, it's then the time a feller is a-feelin' at his best, With the risin...
Page 33 - America, pursuant to Orders from the Rt. Hon. the Lords Commissioners for Trade and Plantations, in the years 1765-8, for the use of the Royal Navy of Great Britain, by JFW Des Barres...
Page 10 - History of Europe from the Commencement of the French Revolution to the Restoration of the Bourbons in 1815.
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Page 416 - Mr. William Shakespear's Comedies, Histories, And Tragedies. Published according to the true Original Copies. Unto which is added, Seven Plays, Never before Printed in Folio: Viz.
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