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My attachment to this fondom and the Bangwa people generally dates far back when my father had a particular link with the present fon's father and this had brought me close to this fondom.
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Philip of Macedon thanked the Gods, at the birth of Alexander, not fo much for their having blefled him with a fon, as for that fon's being born at a time when an Aristotle was living to fuperintcnd his education* Mr. Burke's father muft have felt fimilar emotions on finding a Shuckleton in his neighbourhood, to train up the young orator.
memoirs of the right honourable edmund burke charles m'cormick 1798
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In confequence of his final and unfatherly de - termination, Mr. Rowley wrote a fharp letter to Charles, and fent by the fame poft, a pretty rough one to Mr. Brownlow, for having deceived him by a falfe account of his fon's behaviour.
Interesting Anecdotes, Memoirs, Allegories, Essays, and Poetical Fragments,: Tending to Amuse ... 1797
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The father affefted to treat this language as the efFc6t of his fon's romantic fancy; and, rather tofoothe him before they parted, intermingled in the cup a few of thofe acknowv - tedgments of the lady's merit, which, whether given in praife or in objec - tion, never fail to urge on. the pro - grefs of the attachment they cement.
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The fon's of little men are afraid; and a thoufand defcehd.
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He had fix wives: Ingonda and Aregonda, who were fillers; Chonferta, Radegonda, Gondiuca, his fifcer-in - law; and Waldrada, his nephew's fon's widow.
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Thefe incidents were very common, in the early times of the monarchy; for, befides Clotaire's mar - riage with his brother's widow, that prince had three wives at the fame time, two of whom were filters, and he made no fcruple to marry Waldrada, his ne - phew's fon's widow-j -.
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I would, but cannot: my fon's image ftands Before my fight; and now their anj; ry hands My brothers hold, and vengeance thefe exact.
The works of the British poets : with prefaces, biographical and critical 1795
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The ftatues, medals, Straits of Magellan to the borders of Hud - treafuresof gold, precious ftones, and ra - fon's Bay.
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A father the beft gueft at his fon's nuptials, p. 259.
Works 1795
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