Miscellaneous Correspondence, Volume 3W. Owen., 1764 Containing a variety of subjects, relative to natural and civil history, geography, mathematics, poetry, memoirs of monthly occurrences, catalogues of new books, &c... |
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... 13. 356 20. 380 2 - O 1503 1503 Lift of Ships , Preferments Ecclefiaftical , Civil , Military , & c . will be inferted in our mini , I. Fractical , fuited to the Use of Families IFTEEN 40 A Chronological Memoir of Occurrences , & c .
... 13. 356 20. 380 2 - O 1503 1503 Lift of Ships , Preferments Ecclefiaftical , Civil , Military , & c . will be inferted in our mini , I. Fractical , fuited to the Use of Families IFTEEN 40 A Chronological Memoir of Occurrences , & c .
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... Use of Families IFTEEN Difcourfes , devotional and with a proper Hymn annexed to each ; to which is added , by Way of Appendix , an bifterical Differtation on the Analogy between the Behaviour of God's People towards him , in the ...
... Use of Families IFTEEN Difcourfes , devotional and with a proper Hymn annexed to each ; to which is added , by Way of Appendix , an bifterical Differtation on the Analogy between the Behaviour of God's People towards him , in the ...
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... use his good Offices for the fame End . " Munfer , March 7. About the 28th past , the Prince of Ifemburgh , agreeable to the Orders he had received , detached towards Vacha four Battalions , with about 1000 Dragoons , Huffars , and ...
... use his good Offices for the fame End . " Munfer , March 7. About the 28th past , the Prince of Ifemburgh , agreeable to the Orders he had received , detached towards Vacha four Battalions , with about 1000 Dragoons , Huffars , and ...
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... use in inlaid Work . The Button - tree , of a very different Species from that of A merica , grows here very common . The Eafe with which this Tree receives the Tool , and its fine Yellow , render it preferable to all other Sorts of ...
... use in inlaid Work . The Button - tree , of a very different Species from that of A merica , grows here very common . The Eafe with which this Tree receives the Tool , and its fine Yellow , render it preferable to all other Sorts of ...
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... use of it instead thereof , and it will be a2x2 , whence x is 17.7114 . a2b2 + 2b2 ax + b2 x2 — a2 x2 —— 2 ax3 . -x4 This Queftion was also answered by Mr. John Wore , Mr. Metcalfe , Mr. Kighley , Mr. Atkinfon , Mr. T. Robinfon , Mr. G ...
... use of it instead thereof , and it will be a2x2 , whence x is 17.7114 . a2b2 + 2b2 ax + b2 x2 — a2 x2 —— 2 ax3 . -x4 This Queftion was also answered by Mr. John Wore , Mr. Metcalfe , Mr. Kighley , Mr. Atkinfon , Mr. T. Robinfon , Mr. G ...
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Page 256 - Traditions," vol. iii. p. 305. flat-bottomed boats ; and, after some movement of the ships, made by Admiral Holmes to draw the attention of the enemy above, the boats fell down with the tide, and landed on the north shore, within a league of Cape Diamond, an hour before daybreak. The rapidity of the tide of ebb carried them a little below the...