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Rosina: A Novel ... - Page 114
by Mrs. Pilkington (Mary) - 1793
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Annual Register, Volume 10

Edmund Burke - History - 1768 - 642 pages
...dirninith by approach : it reminds me of a city built on a hill, and in perfpeftive j where the towers, the fpires, and lofty parts, are feen with admiration ; but, on a nearer approach, we djfcover narrow ftreets, little alleys, and offeniive objefts perhaps ; till we are, at laft, taught...
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The Annual Register of World Events: A Review of the Year, Volume 10

Edmund Burke - History - 1800 - 600 pages
...mfh by approach: it reminds me of a city built on a hill, and in peripeftive ; where the towers, the fpires, and lofty parts, are feen with admiration ; but, on a nearer approach, we difcover narrow Irrccts, little alleys, and offensive objefts perhaps ; till we are, at laft, taught to wilh we never...
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Annual Register of World Events, Volume 10

History - 1800 - 594 pages
...diminjih by approach : it reminds me of a city built on a hill, and in perfpeftive ; where the towers, the fpires, and lofty parts, are feen with admiration ; but, on a nearer approach, we difcorer narrow ftreets, little alleys, and offenfive objeƩls perhaps ; till we are, at laft, taught...
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The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and Literature for ...

History - 1800 - 596 pages
...approach : it reminds me cf a city built on a hill, and in perfpeftive ; where the towers, the ipires, and lofty parts, are feen with admiration ; but, on a nearer approach, we difcorer narrow ftreets, little alleys, and ofienfive objefts perhaps ; till we are, at bit, taught...
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