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  • But 1, who have been fo often deceived by my brothers, am become diflruftful of my friends. "and flirs Daood eudeavourcd to comfort the prince, by h'or" ohferving, that though the reputation of keeping a victorious arniy at bay during the rainy feafon, might contribute to change the face of affairs, yet

    The history of Hindostan 1792

  • The luminary of day was now funk below the horizon; the hills ceafed to reverberate with the low o£ cattle; and the feathered choirs no longer pour'd forth harmony; the nightingale alone warbled berfofe ndtes tcrthe vacant air, and iameJifluoosfirains greeted the kindling flirs that now apparent fhcuifc o'er all the blue concave; the moon appear'd above the eaftern hilk, and began to feed her filver light o'er the Tallies. — - After having eat of thofe de - licious fruits which, invited my taflte, I feie&ed of the moffy turf a verdant pillow.

    The life of Jacob 1785

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