The Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal, Volume 51R. Griffiths, 1774 - Books |
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It is no more than juftice , quoth the farmer , to be fure . But what did I fay ? I mistake : it is your bull that has killed one of " Indeed ! fays the lawyer , oxen . " my that alters the cafe , I muft enquire into the affair , and if ...
It is no more than juftice , quoth the farmer , to be fure . But what did I fay ? I mistake : it is your bull that has killed one of " Indeed ! fays the lawyer , oxen . " my that alters the cafe , I muft enquire into the affair , and if ...
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