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Michael Ryan appeared in Court and Entered into a Recognizance to keep the peace according to his Sentence last Court Day, and stated in a Petition No. 6 that oweing to the Ill Treatment he Receiv'd from Certain persons that assaulted him he was actuated by passion for his Offence, and Craves the Mercy of the Court to lessen the fine levied on him,
Gutenber-e Help Page 2005
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Character of _Shylock_ the _Jew_, in _The Merchant of_ Venice; but tho 'we have seen that Play Receiv'd and Acted as a Comedy, and the Part of the _Jew_ perform'd by an Excellent Comedian, yet I cannot but think it was design'd Tragically by the Author.
Some Account of the Life of Mr. William Shakespear (1709) Nicholas Rowe
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Receiv'd his burning corps, and quench'd the flames.
The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II 43 BC-18? Ovid
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Receiv'd some from the Owners, the Acct. of which is on the other Side with an Acct. of how many shares on board and what the Owners draw.
Privateering and Piracy in the Colonial Period Illustrative Documents 1898
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Receiv'd the spear, for Heav'n had will'd his death:
The Iliad 750? BC-650? BC Homer 1834
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No stores beneath its humble thatch Requir'd a master's care; The wicket opening with a latch, Receiv'd the harmless pair.
The Vicar of Wakefield Oliver Goldsmith 1752
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I Receiv'd Yours, in which you inform'd me that you had inscrib'd a very beautiful Gallery with your own Name, and that of your son 'and on the Day following, had made a Promise of a further Sum, for the Ornament of the Gates of Comum; that the End of your former Bounty, might commence a new Favour.
Pliny's Epistles in Ten Books: Volume 1, Books 1-6 Pliny 1723
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Receiv'd his laws; and stood convinc'd 't was fit,
The Rape of the Lock and Other Poems Alexander Pope 1716
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To these I might add, that incomparable Character of Shylock the Jew, in The Merchant of Venice; but tho 'we have seen that Play Receiv'd and Acted as a Comedy, and the Part of the Jew perform'd by an Excellent Comedian, yet I cannot but think it was design'd Tragically by the Author.
Some Account of the Life of Mr William Shakespear Rowe, Nicholas 1709
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Receiv'd by 2 and 1/2 _per cent_, from the payment of Troops 460,062 6 7-3/4
The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 09 Contributions to The Tatler, The Examiner, The Spectator, and The Intelligencer Jonathan Swift 1706
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