The Literary Miscellany: Including Dissertations and Essays on Subjects of Literature, Science, and Morals; Biographical and Historical Sketches; Critical Remarks on Language; with Occasional Reviews ..., Volume 2W. Hilliard., 1806 |
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Pagina 39
... in garrison were stationed in the several streets to arrest and receive all the beggars , they could find , and conduct them to the town hall . In less than an hour the whole city of Munich was cleared of LITERARY MISCELLANY . 39.
... in garrison were stationed in the several streets to arrest and receive all the beggars , they could find , and conduct them to the town hall . In less than an hour the whole city of Munich was cleared of LITERARY MISCELLANY . 39.
Pagina 41
... town throughout the several states provision is made by the magistrates of each under a general law of the state for the mainte- nance of the poor and helpless , and in many of the towns great expense is in- curred for their support ...
... town throughout the several states provision is made by the magistrates of each under a general law of the state for the mainte- nance of the poor and helpless , and in many of the towns great expense is in- curred for their support ...
Pagina 42
... towns . These improvements cannot be so advantageously adopted on so small a scale , as one for each town to support its own poor ; but , if several towns would unite their several poor rates , they would be able to form an extensive ...
... towns . These improvements cannot be so advantageously adopted on so small a scale , as one for each town to support its own poor ; but , if several towns would unite their several poor rates , they would be able to form an extensive ...
Pagina 72
... town sparks , who are so hardy as to risk body and soul upon a point of pretended honor , there is no lan- guage can reach their extravagance . They are distempered beyond the lunacy of Bedlam , and should be taken care of accordingly ...
... town sparks , who are so hardy as to risk body and soul upon a point of pretended honor , there is no lan- guage can reach their extravagance . They are distempered beyond the lunacy of Bedlam , and should be taken care of accordingly ...
Pagina 128
... town hath his garrison ; and the keys of the gates in the night time are not trusted but in the state house . From these holds they bolt abroad for provisions , and then return to their fastnesses replenished . forth For war they are ...
... town hath his garrison ; and the keys of the gates in the night time are not trusted but in the state house . From these holds they bolt abroad for provisions , and then return to their fastnesses replenished . forth For war they are ...
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