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... readers will not have the unchari- tableness to smile , as is too frequently the fault of vola- tile readers , when perusing the grave speculations of philosophers . I am far from indulging in any sportive vein at present ; nor is the ...
... readers will not have the unchari- tableness to smile , as is too frequently the fault of vola- tile readers , when perusing the grave speculations of philosophers . I am far from indulging in any sportive vein at present ; nor is the ...
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... reader with a correct description of that celebrated place and the parts adjacent ; secondly , the storm was played off , partly to give a little bustle and life to this tranquil part of my work , and to keep my drowsy readers from ...
... reader with a correct description of that celebrated place and the parts adjacent ; secondly , the storm was played off , partly to give a little bustle and life to this tranquil part of my work , and to keep my drowsy readers from ...
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... readers into the very teeth of peril , -having followed the adventurous Peter and his band into foreign regions , surrounded by foes , and stunned by the horrid din of arms , —at this important moment , while darkness and doubt hang o ...
... readers into the very teeth of peril , -having followed the adventurous Peter and his band into foreign regions , surrounded by foes , and stunned by the horrid din of arms , —at this important moment , while darkness and doubt hang o ...
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