The Works of the Late Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of Essays, Humorous, Moral, and Literary : with His Life |
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... England can boast of a Ba- con , the most eminent professor in this science the world has ever produced . The Essays of this great writer is one of the best proofs we can adduce of his transcendent abilities , and America claims the ...
... England can boast of a Ba- con , the most eminent professor in this science the world has ever produced . The Essays of this great writer is one of the best proofs we can adduce of his transcendent abilities , and America claims the ...
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... England and America ..... A Comparison of the Conduct of the Ancient Jews , and of the Antifederalists in the United States of America ......... ............ Nautical Affairs ..... Positions to be examined ....... Preliminary Address to ...
... England and America ..... A Comparison of the Conduct of the Ancient Jews , and of the Antifederalists in the United States of America ......... ............ Nautical Affairs ..... Positions to be examined ....... Preliminary Address to ...
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... England , among such of my relations as were then living ; and the journey I undertook for that purpose . To be ac- quainted with the particulars of my parentage and life , many of which are unknown to you , I flatter my- self will ...
... England , among such of my relations as were then living ; and the journey I undertook for that purpose . To be ac- quainted with the particulars of my parentage and life , many of which are unknown to you , I flatter my- self will ...
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... England , see Judge Fortesque , De lau- dibus legum AngliƦ , written about the year 1412 , in which is the following passage , to show that good juries might easily be formed in any part of England : " Regio etiam illa , ita respersa ...
... England , see Judge Fortesque , De lau- dibus legum AngliƦ , written about the year 1412 , in which is the following passage , to show that good juries might easily be formed in any part of England : " Regio etiam illa , ita respersa ...
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... England , about the year 1682. Conventicles being at that time prohibited by law , and frequently disturbed , some ... England . My mother , the second wife , was Abiah Folger , daugh- ter of Peter Folger , one of the first colonists of ...
... England , about the year 1682. Conventicles being at that time prohibited by law , and frequently disturbed , some ... England . My mother , the second wife , was Abiah Folger , daugh- ter of Peter Folger , one of the first colonists of ...
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