The Life of Benjamin Franklin: Written by Himself. Now First Edited from Original Manuscripts and from His Printed Correspondence and Other Writings, Volume 2J. B. Lippincott Company, 1905 |
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... Minister Plenipotentiary ( 1778-1779 ) -Notes on his Health 435-475 CHAPTER XVI . Inception of Irish Emigration to America - Intrigues of Personal Enemies - The First Clay Medallion in France - Rules for judging Englishmen - Sword to ...
... Minister Plenipotentiary ( 1778-1779 ) -Notes on his Health 435-475 CHAPTER XVI . Inception of Irish Emigration to America - Intrigues of Personal Enemies - The First Clay Medallion in France - Rules for judging Englishmen - Sword to ...
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... ministry here . I wish I could procure more attention to them . I have urged over and over the necessity of the change we desire ; but this * Wilkes was prosecuted for publishing a libel against the government in a paper , called the ...
... ministry here . I wish I could procure more attention to them . I have urged over and over the necessity of the change we desire ; but this * Wilkes was prosecuted for publishing a libel against the government in a paper , called the ...
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... ministry , divided in their counsels , with little regard for each other , worried by perpetual oppositions , in con- tinual apprehension of changes , intent on securing popu- larity in case they should lose favor , have for some years ...
... ministry , divided in their counsels , with little regard for each other , worried by perpetual oppositions , in con- tinual apprehension of changes , intent on securing popu- larity in case they should lose favor , have for some years ...
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... minister , so that I cannot be more particular at present in answering it than to say , I should have a melancholy prospect in going home to such public confu- sion , if I did not leave greater confusion behind me . The newspapers , and ...
... minister , so that I cannot be more particular at present in answering it than to say , I should have a melancholy prospect in going home to such public confu- sion , if I did not leave greater confusion behind me . The newspapers , and ...
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... minister , who expected to continue in the management of them . This was on Sunday , and on the Tuesday following he was removed . Whether my Lord Hillsborough's administration will be more stable , than others have been for a long time ...
... minister , who expected to continue in the management of them . This was on Sunday , and on the Tuesday following he was removed . Whether my Lord Hillsborough's administration will be more stable , than others have been for a long time ...
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