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... various kinds to persons of influence in clubs , & c . These are understood matters , and I doubt whether there be many who have not conformed to this bad custom . In defence of giving money to servants , it may be truly said that those ...
... various kinds to persons of influence in clubs , & c . These are understood matters , and I doubt whether there be many who have not conformed to this bad custom . In defence of giving money to servants , it may be truly said that those ...
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... various places , almost all of which are by wine dealers , large and small , I see that the numbers who paid during the first six months of this year ( 1864 ) were , in- London , about Liverpool , Glasgow Dublin 99 99 in— · 2,246 181 64 ...
... various places , almost all of which are by wine dealers , large and small , I see that the numbers who paid during the first six months of this year ( 1864 ) were , in- London , about Liverpool , Glasgow Dublin 99 99 in— · 2,246 181 64 ...
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... various herbs , such as spikenard , fleur - de - lis , myrrh , calamus , saffron , melitot , cassia , & c . , well bruised and sifted . 6 The wines of the ancients have been described as ' thick and fat , ' owing to their having been ...
... various herbs , such as spikenard , fleur - de - lis , myrrh , calamus , saffron , melitot , cassia , & c . , well bruised and sifted . 6 The wines of the ancients have been described as ' thick and fat , ' owing to their having been ...
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... various compounds , either in the country where it was grown or was going to . I am much confirmed in this opinion by the letter of Mr. Ballantyne , which may be seen in the Ap- pendix . With the exception of this letter , I have ...
... various compounds , either in the country where it was grown or was going to . I am much confirmed in this opinion by the letter of Mr. Ballantyne , which may be seen in the Ap- pendix . With the exception of this letter , I have ...
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... various sorts of white wines . The dexterity of the wine cooper then was shown in making the most palatable at the lowest prices ; but now ( referring to 1807 , the date of his letter ) all wine comes in so clean and so perfect that the ...
... various sorts of white wines . The dexterity of the wine cooper then was shown in making the most palatable at the lowest prices ; but now ( referring to 1807 , the date of his letter ) all wine comes in so clean and so perfect that the ...
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