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There are many other articles of lefs note, that employ the fpare time of their females; as combs, of which they make vaft numbers; and little bafkets with fmall beads; but all finifhed with fuch neatnefs and tafte in the dif - pofition of the various parts, that a ftranger cannot help admiring their afEduity and dexterity..
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The nave of the ca - thedral is a finifhed piece of building, and thr whole itrufture ftately; befide which, there are 10 parifli churches, one in the fuburbs, and an academy of belles lettres.
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To denote that his communication IS finifhed * — thousands and units are to be vibrated backwards and forwards with the point downwards like a pendulum, till the 'fame is done at the oppofite ftation ..
A Journal of natural philosophy, chemistry, and the arts .. 1797
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But in this age, fhe feems to have finifhed all her lectures upon that fubjed.
A review of ecclesiastical establishments in Europe : containing their history ... : and an essay tending to shew both the political and moral necessity of abolishing exclusive establishments, with answers to some principal objections Whatman, James, 1741-1798 1796
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But, though thefe plans had been begun before I left the Cape, they were not finifhed when I returned; and I every where found men at work, bufily employed in completing themi At firft, the buliiiefs had been carried, on
New Travels Into the Interior Parts of Africa: By the Way of the Cape of ... 1796
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It was begun in Lent and finifhed at Eafter 5 but he revifcd and correftcd it afterwards, making many alterations, and adding every thing which occurred to his mind previous to the publication.
Solitude Considered with Respect to Its Influence Upon the Mind and the Heart 1795
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What he thought fufficient, he did not flop to make better; and allowed himfelf to leave many parts un - finifhed, in confidence that the good lines would overbalance the bad.
The Lives of the English Poets: and a criticism on their works 1795
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When the watering was finifhed the lights were fhut clofe down, and covered up with about 4 inches thick
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When I arrived at Portfmouth, I wrote to fome friends who promifed me the command of a brig in the merchant fervice, with advice to take charge of her with all expedition; for which purpofe, I finifhed my naval bu - iinefs without much difficulty, it being then peaceable times.
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If Cowley had fometimes a finifhed line, he had it by chance.
The Lives of the English Poets: and a criticism on their works 1795
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