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Page 594
... fair Height of Fahrenheit's Thermometer . Month . ID . of 8 o'cl . Morn . • 355 Noon 66 66 11 o'cl . Night . Barom Weather in . pts in July 1791 . 57 29,81 cloudy 53 , 91 cloudy fair 24 fair O O July 27 61 72 12 52 28 63 75 61 30,1 fair ...
... fair Height of Fahrenheit's Thermometer . Month . ID . of 8 o'cl . Morn . • 355 Noon 66 66 11 o'cl . Night . Barom Weather in . pts in July 1791 . 57 29,81 cloudy 53 , 91 cloudy fair 24 fair O O July 27 61 72 12 52 28 63 75 61 30,1 fair ...
Page 605
... fair and worthy a man as Sir Joshua Reynolds ; " treating him as a bon bomme , and the whole " as a pa'pa- ble fiction , drawn up by fome perfon ig- norant of history , who furnished out a tale with very fcanty materials . " Whe- ther ...
... fair and worthy a man as Sir Joshua Reynolds ; " treating him as a bon bomme , and the whole " as a pa'pa- ble fiction , drawn up by fome perfon ig- norant of history , who furnished out a tale with very fcanty materials . " Whe- ther ...
Page 608
... fair or revel is held WYDWORTHIE ( the ancient the Monday after St. Matthew's day . It spelling ) is undoubtedly a Saxon name : indeed , the appellations of most of the parithes in the county of Devon are of Sixon origin , and they are ...
... fair or revel is held WYDWORTHIE ( the ancient the Monday after St. Matthew's day . It spelling ) is undoubtedly a Saxon name : indeed , the appellations of most of the parithes in the county of Devon are of Sixon origin , and they are ...
Page 609
... fair or revel is WYDWORTHIE ( dle ancient the Monday after St. Matthew's day . fpelling ) is undoubtedly a Saxon name : indeed , the appellations of most of the parithes in the county of Devon are of Sixon origin , and they are not un ...
... fair or revel is WYDWORTHIE ( dle ancient the Monday after St. Matthew's day . fpelling ) is undoubtedly a Saxon name : indeed , the appellations of most of the parithes in the county of Devon are of Sixon origin , and they are not un ...
Page 617
... fair and bright 21 29,97 WSW showery 22 29,87 W fair , brifk gale 29,33 W 29,88 W clear funfhine 29,90 WSW fhowery 29,91 W fair , brifk gale light fhowers 29,71 W bright , ftarlight 29,94 W ditto 29,85 SW ditto 2.3 29,84 W 24 29,85 W ...
... fair and bright 21 29,97 WSW showery 22 29,87 W fair , brifk gale 29,33 W 29,88 W clear funfhine 29,90 WSW fhowery 29,91 W fair , brifk gale light fhowers 29,71 W bright , ftarlight 29,94 W ditto 29,85 SW ditto 2.3 29,84 W 24 29,85 W ...
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