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I swear I almost shat myself, but all they wanted was a joint from ludy.
ɘloЯ 2010
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Botany as neceffary to a phyfician, he retired into Kent to gather plants, and as the predominance of a favourite (ludy afFe6ls all fubardinate operati* ens of the intellefty Botany in the mmd of Cowley turned into poetry.
The Lives of the English Poets: and a criticism on their works 1795
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The (ludy of this language was introduced into England in i49f, by one William Grocyn, and taught publicly by him at Oxford.
The spirit of general history : in a series of lectures, from the eighth, to the eighteenth century : wherein is given a view of the progress of society, in manners and legislation during that period Thomson, George, Rev., fl. 1791-2 1792
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The pamphlet is, however, well written, and will be? ead with pleafure by thofe who are engaged in the critical (ludy of the fcripturei« — It is faid to be the work of the prelent Bilhop of London.
The Monthly Review 1789
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In ihort, he drew from the (ludy of botany not only utility, bat pleafure abd entertainmeRti of which we have an agreeable example in the in* dfcatioD he gave of the manner of arranging a parterre, (o as to ren« derita kind f the day at which different fiowera open dnriag aerrtain feafoa of the year.
The Monthly Review 1782
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