Notes and Queries, Volume 153Oxford University Press, 1927 |
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... writer was too busy to supply the two volumes octavo which were required of him by the terms of that agree- ment . There is little reason to doubt , how- ever , that the ' Concise History ' is the work for which Goldsmith was paid the ...
... writer was too busy to supply the two volumes octavo which were required of him by the terms of that agree- ment . There is little reason to doubt , how- ever , that the ' Concise History ' is the work for which Goldsmith was paid the ...
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... writer ) it will appear that the ross income received by Mr. Pretyman during the last 45 years amounted to upwards of 226,000l . It is to be hoped that these prefer- ments will now be more fairly distributed . P. D. M. OXFORD BAGS ...
... writer ) it will appear that the ross income received by Mr. Pretyman during the last 45 years amounted to upwards of 226,000l . It is to be hoped that these prefer- ments will now be more fairly distributed . P. D. M. OXFORD BAGS ...
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... writer ( e ) " What transpired I do not know ( p . 213 ) . This misuse of " transpire , " says the ' O E.D. , ' apparently begain in the U.S. about 1800 , " and gives extracts dated 1802 ( American ) , 1804 ( American ) , 1810 ( Eng ...
... writer ( e ) " What transpired I do not know ( p . 213 ) . This misuse of " transpire , " says the ' O E.D. , ' apparently begain in the U.S. about 1800 , " and gives extracts dated 1802 ( American ) , 1804 ( American ) , 1810 ( Eng ...
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... writer has been put in possession of facts which have led him to reverse his opinion of the truth of the story that the Duke of Wellington rode to Wavre on the evening of the 17th of June , 1815 . Mr. Ropes wrote to me on 25 July , 1899 ...
... writer has been put in possession of facts which have led him to reverse his opinion of the truth of the story that the Duke of Wellington rode to Wavre on the evening of the 17th of June , 1815 . Mr. Ropes wrote to me on 25 July , 1899 ...
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... writer of the introductory memoir expresses regret that he did not always " utilise his and gives example the opportunities , " absence of any remark beyond mention of him about Byron , whom he found with Hobhouse visiting the Piræus ...
... writer of the introductory memoir expresses regret that he did not always " utilise his and gives example the opportunities , " absence of any remark beyond mention of him about Byron , whom he found with Hobhouse visiting the Piræus ...
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