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Page 16
... given you this trouble . But this very morning they have so tormented me that I could bear no longer ; for while the mother was asking me twenty impertinent questions , the young- est got to my nails , and with great delight rattled ...
... given you this trouble . But this very morning they have so tormented me that I could bear no longer ; for while the mother was asking me twenty impertinent questions , the young- est got to my nails , and with great delight rattled ...
Page 22
... given me to be serviceable to you , and , by your means , to this province . You must know , that such have been the circumstances of my life , and such were the marvellous concurrences of my birth , that I have not only a faculty of ...
... given me to be serviceable to you , and , by your means , to this province . You must know , that such have been the circumstances of my life , and such were the marvellous concurrences of my birth , that I have not only a faculty of ...
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... given me by a man of worth . But as I have many things of more consequence to offer the public , I declare that I will never , after this time , take notice of any accusations , not better supported with truth and reason ; much less may ...
... given me by a man of worth . But as I have many things of more consequence to offer the public , I declare that I will never , after this time , take notice of any accusations , not better supported with truth and reason ; much less may ...
Page 27
... given why I ought not to continue drawing characters , viz . Why should any man's picture be published which he never sat for ; or his good name taken from him any more than his money or possessions , at the arbitrary will of another ...
... given why I ought not to continue drawing characters , viz . Why should any man's picture be published which he never sat for ; or his good name taken from him any more than his money or possessions , at the arbitrary will of another ...
Page 30
... given an instance of my siding with any party more than another , in the unhappy divisions of my country ; and I have , above all , this satisfaction in myself , that neither affection , aversion , or interest , have biassed me to use ...
... given an instance of my siding with any party more than another , in the unhappy divisions of my country ; and I have , above all , this satisfaction in myself , that neither affection , aversion , or interest , have biassed me to use ...
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