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The person to whom I allude , and on whose authority the above circumstances
are stated , is one of my oldest friends , Mr , George Baxter , and therefore he is
thus selected to stand foremost in the motley pages of these memoirs .
The person to whom I allude , and on whose authority the above circumstances
are stated , is one of my oldest friends , Mr , George Baxter , and therefore he is
thus selected to stand foremost in the motley pages of these memoirs .
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But , as far as regards this sin of scribbling , and a most flagrant sin it has been at
times considered , if any one person more than another has been the cause of
my being thus led astray , it is this very friend of mine , this before - named Mr ...
But , as far as regards this sin of scribbling , and a most flagrant sin it has been at
times considered , if any one person more than another has been the cause of
my being thus led astray , it is this very friend of mine , this before - named Mr ...
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At that time the common people were always on the alert to look out for and
believe stories of a marvellous or supernatural tendency ; then , when any person
was supposed to be suffering under the influence of witchery , they did not seek
far ...
At that time the common people were always on the alert to look out for and
believe stories of a marvellous or supernatural tendency ; then , when any person
was supposed to be suffering under the influence of witchery , they did not seek
far ...
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He inquired of the latter what was his idea of sound ? The deaf man could not
give any rational answer . The same question was put to the other person and a
proper reply was given . But when this blind man was asked his idea of scarlet ,
he ...
He inquired of the latter what was his idea of sound ? The deaf man could not
give any rational answer . The same question was put to the other person and a
proper reply was given . But when this blind man was asked his idea of scarlet ,
he ...
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There was another person at Nottingham well known to me when I first began
scribbling for the almanacks ! This was a fine grey - headed old gentleman of the
name of Pearson . His every look , every feature , bore the marks of intelligence ...
There was another person at Nottingham well known to me when I first began
scribbling for the almanacks ! This was a fine grey - headed old gentleman of the
name of Pearson . His every look , every feature , bore the marks of intelligence ...
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