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Husband; and tho she had but few Suitors now, for want of a Portion answerable to her Birth and Beauty, yet when the Case was so alter'd, she cou'd not be long without very advantagious offers: These Reasons prevail'd with the young Gentlewoman to accept of the Old Cuff for a Husband; and they were married accordingly.
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And if your husband continue in health, and find that Trading grows quick, he perceives that by the assistance of his wife, something else may be taken by the hand that is also profitable, and then he will alwaies exercise some sort of Merchandise that is secure and advantagious.
The Ten Pleasures of Marriage and the Second Part, The Confession of the New Married Couple A. Marsh
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Be it established also by this present Assembly that no crafty or advantagious means be suffered to be putt in practise for the inticing awaye the Tenants or [248] Servants of any particular plantation from the place where they are seatted.
Colonial Records of Virginia Various
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Such a scheme will be more advantagious for you both and more conformable to the wishes of your friends in this place.
Baron D'Holbach : a Study of Eighteenth Century Radicalism in France Max Pearson Cushing 1918
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Such a scheme will be more advantagious for you both and more conformable to the wishes of your friends in this place.
Baron d'Holbach Cushing, Max Person 1914
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This abundance and cheepness of horses will be extremely advantagious to those who may hereafter attempt the fir trade to the East Indies by way of the Columbia and the Pacific
Original journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, 1804-1806 1904
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You see Ely-minster and ye towers; this is a noble building and Stands on so advantagious a ground, and so Lofty built yt its perspicious above ye town; this is in Lieu of ye Theatre at Oxford there being none here.
Through England on a Side Saddle in the Time of William and Mary 1888
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I was oblidged to take in Consequence, Has hindered me from beeing settled in a very advantagious and honorable way, being affraid that
Pickle the Spy; Or, the Incognito of Prince Charles Andrew Lang 1878
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Cocke & to Mr. Leitch and proposed in lieu thereof that the merchants should put in proposals for this privilege and from them you might select the one most advantagious to the institution, this plan was approved by Genl.
Letters to and from Jefferson, 1819 [a machine-readable transcription] 1819
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Cheepness of horses will be extremely advantagious to those who may hereafter attempt the fir trade to the East Indies by way of the
The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 Meriwether Lewis 1791
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