The Chronology of the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries: Comprehending Every Important Transaction, from the Year 1700, to the Close of the Year 1825 |
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Page 296 - It was after the annual dinner of the Society for the Relief of the Widows and Orphans of Medical Men, organized by the late Dr.
Page 323 - ... the existence of a Supreme Being, and the immortality of the soul.
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