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Mr. Sheridan has produced a comedy which may be described as nearly the best in our language , so did he by a curious felicity of genius put forth , in his speech on the trial of Hastings , the finest specimen of English senatorial ...
Mr. Sheridan has produced a comedy which may be described as nearly the best in our language , so did he by a curious felicity of genius put forth , in his speech on the trial of Hastings , the finest specimen of English senatorial ...
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I feel a pleasure in adding , for the honour of the ladies of Arikara , that others followed , though I did not take the trouble of noting the number . " Two of the Mandan Chiefs are thus described : " This evening , the Mandan chief ...
I feel a pleasure in adding , for the honour of the ladies of Arikara , that others followed , though I did not take the trouble of noting the number . " Two of the Mandan Chiefs are thus described : " This evening , the Mandan chief ...
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The exultation is not to be described . Unfortunately , it was found necessary to leave behind three noble monuments , on account of their great dimensions . These are the statues representing the Nile and the Tiber and the majestick ...
The exultation is not to be described . Unfortunately , it was found necessary to leave behind three noble monuments , on account of their great dimensions . These are the statues representing the Nile and the Tiber and the majestick ...
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Adams President letter from | 48 |
in Rhyme | 68 |
Lines from London Morning | 76 |
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