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There were at that time more than 6 alehonfes; at prefent there is only one public houfe, which is feldom, if at all frequented, but by thofe who are tranfafting buiinefs, or by travellers, and is on thefe accounts neceffary.
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You arc terrifying yourfelf with ghofts and appa - ritions, whilft your houfe is the haunt of robbers -
Reflections on the Revolution in France,: And on the Proceedings in Certain Societies in London ... 1790
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Next week I will go to fee him at his houfe, which is hard by Hampton*
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On the right hand of the houfe is a fpacious garden, laid out in the Gothic tafre, and backed by a large and noble orchard.
A tour through the island of Great Britain : divided into circuits or journies ... 1778
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From this room is the entrance to the portico 011 the back-front of the houfe, which is fupported by columns, and is a delightful place to fit in, during the afternoon, in the fummer-feafon; for, as it faces the fguth-eaft, the fun flunes on it no longer than, two -
A tour through the island of Great Britain : divided into circuits or journies ... 1778
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The plants are cut down as faft as they ripen, heaped up, and laid all night to fweat •, the next day they are carried to the tobacco-houfe, which is built to admit as much air as is confident with keeping out rain, where they are hung feparately to dry, for four or five weeks, and are then taken down in moift weather, otherwife they would crumble to duft.
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The antient palace of the kings of Perfia, ufualiy called the houfe of Darius, and by the inhabitants Chcl-nieaar, or Chil-minar, which fignifies the forty pilkrs, is fiEUaied to the well, at thv - foot of the mountain of Kuligrag-met, or CompalHon, antiendy calWl the Royal Mountain, which is entirely com - poied of freellone.
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* • 'HP HE man called Caron, who is to go over in the brig, will only land and deliver the packet, with which he is charged, in a houfe which is near the fhore, and return immediately on board, with - out waiting for an anfwer.
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The houfe, which is fmall and (lands in a row with others, muft have received its prefent brick front in fotne time fubfequent to that pf CpsTicR.
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Thofe wretches were all in the uniform of the houfe, which is a coarfe hrown jacket, large brown breeches, half leg down like trowfers, coarfe ftockings of the fame colour, an high Z 2 cap cap fugar-lqaf form of the fame coarfe cloth with the jac - kets and breeches, and wooden (hoes.
A Series of Letters, Discovering the Scheme Projected by France, in MDCCLIX, for an Intended ... 1767
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