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... shillings ) in his pocket , and nothing more to depend upon except the small assistance he might receive from his godfather , who had promised to continue his bounty . He had to wait so long , however , for his expected supplies from ...
... shillings ) in his pocket , and nothing more to depend upon except the small assistance he might receive from his godfather , who had promised to continue his bounty . He had to wait so long , however , for his expected supplies from ...
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... shilling , the young persons never- theless determined to share each other's destiny ; civil convulsions nerve or harden people to the encountering of strange risks ; and they were accordingly united . By the exertions of some common ...
... shilling , the young persons never- theless determined to share each other's destiny ; civil convulsions nerve or harden people to the encountering of strange risks ; and they were accordingly united . By the exertions of some common ...
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... shillings and sixpence ) in his pocket . In these circumstances he was obliged , for his support , to employ himself in drawing water , carrying burdens , and other such humble and laborious occupations . He contrived , however , to ...
... shillings and sixpence ) in his pocket . In these circumstances he was obliged , for his support , to employ himself in drawing water , carrying burdens , and other such humble and laborious occupations . He contrived , however , to ...
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... shilling to a guinea a - day . Actuated by this motive , I instantly presented him with pencils , colours , and canvas , to which I added a few instructions . " After some time , the Doctor adds , his pupil became so celebrated in the ...
... shilling to a guinea a - day . Actuated by this motive , I instantly presented him with pencils , colours , and canvas , to which I added a few instructions . " After some time , the Doctor adds , his pupil became so celebrated in the ...
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... shilling that he could save from his pro- fessional gains was expended in collecting those foreign animals and other rare specimens , by means of which he prosecuted his inquiries . When his income was yet far from being a large one ...
... shilling that he could save from his pro- fessional gains was expended in collecting those foreign animals and other rare specimens , by means of which he prosecuted his inquiries . When his income was yet far from being a large one ...
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