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Page 76
... spirits . have concluded that a bone had stuck So much the worse for my corre- in his throat , and that he was in spondents . Sleep , that refreshes my some danger of choking . They body , seems to cripple me in every would , perhaps ...
... spirits . have concluded that a bone had stuck So much the worse for my corre- in his throat , and that he was in spondents . Sleep , that refreshes my some danger of choking . They body , seems to cripple me in every would , perhaps ...
Page 113
... spirits have been unusually depress- January , my health and spirits were ed , so that I am but ill prepared for in a very low state . In this con- so terrible a stroke . Of the loss which dition , the unexpected death of the society ...
... spirits have been unusually depress- January , my health and spirits were ed , so that I am but ill prepared for in a very low state . In this con- so terrible a stroke . Of the loss which dition , the unexpected death of the society ...
Page 170
... spirits ; but I think he cannot be to- first mellowed your affliction . lerably happy , unless he quits the journey to England will perhaps be slavish management , which does not of use to you : to Oxford , so much better either his ...
... spirits ; but I think he cannot be to- first mellowed your affliction . lerably happy , unless he quits the journey to England will perhaps be slavish management , which does not of use to you : to Oxford , so much better either his ...
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