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Page 281
... means a winding staircase , hence , therefore , the origin of the English word urchin , which means an animal that , like the snail , retires within himself , ( p . 18. ) Igla means dear , hence the English verb to higgle ; pushek means ...
... means a winding staircase , hence , therefore , the origin of the English word urchin , which means an animal that , like the snail , retires within himself , ( p . 18. ) Igla means dear , hence the English verb to higgle ; pushek means ...
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... means of other nations . If those nations choose to permit their means to be employed in behalf of either party it is their business to look to it , and not ours . Let the conduct of the persons prosecuted be regard- ed in its most ...
... means of other nations . If those nations choose to permit their means to be employed in behalf of either party it is their business to look to it , and not ours . Let the conduct of the persons prosecuted be regard- ed in its most ...
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... means of detecting fraud are so incompetent , that it is idle to resort to them ; the discoveries to be made must depend so entirely on the ex- amination of the insolvent himself , who has been taught , by the expe- rience of thousands ...
... means of detecting fraud are so incompetent , that it is idle to resort to them ; the discoveries to be made must depend so entirely on the ex- amination of the insolvent himself , who has been taught , by the expe- rience of thousands ...
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JANUARY 1818 | 3 |
Letter from Cortez to the king | 18 |
On Gout and Stone | 32 |
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