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Ticknor, 1886
 

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الصفحة 113 - And he made his camels to kneel down without the city by a well of water at the time of the evening, even the time that women go out to draw water.
الصفحة iii - All minds quote. Old and new make the warp and woof of every moment. There is no thread that is not a twist of these two strands. By necessity, by proclivity, and by delight, we all quote.
الصفحة 113 - And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed; for all the goods of his master were in his hand: and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor.
الصفحة 115 - Indies seems to be the natural climate of the cassowary. His domain, if we may so call it, begins where that of the ostrich terminates. The latter has never been found beyond the Ganges ; while the cassowary is never seen nearer than the islands of Banda, Sumatra, Java, the Molucco Islands, and the corresponding parts of the continent.
الصفحة 20 - Whereas, many persons are so unfortunate as to lose their Fore-teeth by Accident and otherways, to their great Detriment, not only in Looks, but speaking both in Public and Private : — This is to inform all such that they may have them replaced with artificial ones, that looks as well as the Natural & answers the end of Speaking to all Intents, by Paul Revere, Goldsmith, near the head of Dr.
الصفحة 72 - Tree, be ambitious to be foremost in hurrying down the timber to Salem, and fill the complement wanting, where the noble structure is to be fabricated, to maintain your rights upon the Seas, and make the name of America respected among the nations of the world. Your largest and longest trees are wanted, and the arms of them for Knees and Rifing Timber.
الصفحة 123 - POLLARD's Tavern, Elm Street — A white Greenland Sea BEAR, which was taken at sea, weighing 1000 wt. This animal lives either in the sea or on the land. They have been seen several leagues at sea, and sometimes floating on cakes of ice. — This animal displays a great natural curiosity. — Admittance 1 2 1-2 cts. . . children half price.
الصفحة 15 - GEORGE the Third, by the grace of GOD of Great-Britain, France and Ireland King, defender of the faith, and so forth,; and in the year of our LORD one thousand seven hundred and eighty-eight.
الصفحة 65 - Death takes the good — too good on earth to stay, And leaves the bad — too bad to take away.

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