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... probably one of those proverbial phrases of which it is absurd to pretend that the origin is known . I give a quotation from Gascoigne which the ' N.E.D. ' dates " about 1575 " : - : - And mo the merier is a Prouerbe eke . Gascoigne's ...
... probably one of those proverbial phrases of which it is absurd to pretend that the origin is known . I give a quotation from Gascoigne which the ' N.E.D. ' dates " about 1575 " : - : - And mo the merier is a Prouerbe eke . Gascoigne's ...
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... probably the one which MR . 31 Dec. , 1689 , and John , bapt . 22 Aug. , JAMES W. WALKER asks about . In one of 1689. What became of the latter I have the children's monthly papers - The Chil- dren's Friend , I think - many years ago ...
... probably the one which MR . 31 Dec. , 1689 , and John , bapt . 22 Aug. , JAMES W. WALKER asks about . In one of 1689. What became of the latter I have the children's monthly papers - The Chil- dren's Friend , I think - many years ago ...
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... probably be wearing a costume differing greatly from that of all other persons present . He probably spoke French fluently , but very little English . I should be obliged for any suggestions which would help me to discover some records ...
... probably be wearing a costume differing greatly from that of all other persons present . He probably spoke French fluently , but very little English . I should be obliged for any suggestions which would help me to discover some records ...
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... probably in the Scots Brigade in Holland , dyed abroad in Holland of a Decay ; but he had a brother , Lieut . Robert Gordon , who " married and yet [ 1700 ] lives , " and another brother , Ensign Alexander , " who yet [ 1700 ? ] lives ...
... probably in the Scots Brigade in Holland , dyed abroad in Holland of a Decay ; but he had a brother , Lieut . Robert Gordon , who " married and yet [ 1700 ] lives , " and another brother , Ensign Alexander , " who yet [ 1700 ? ] lives ...
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... Probably , for these and other reasons , the Rembrandts were not made use of . The artist , however , with remarkable generosity , permitted another engraver to utilize his conception of the subjects . The etchings were made much ...
... Probably , for these and other reasons , the Rembrandts were not made use of . The artist , however , with remarkable generosity , permitted another engraver to utilize his conception of the subjects . The etchings were made much ...
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