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... terms in advocating the principles of their party , and in denouncing those of their opponents . The Democratic papers pursue a similar course . The advocates and opponents of Abolition , Fourierism , etc. , invent and employ many words ...
... terms in advocating the principles of their party , and in denouncing those of their opponents . The Democratic papers pursue a similar course . The advocates and opponents of Abolition , Fourierism , etc. , invent and employ many words ...
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... terms are cookey , cruller , olykoke , spack and applejees , noodlejees , rullichies , koolslaa , pit . The terms for various playthings , holidays , etc. , preserve among chil- dren their original Dutch names ; as scup , snore , hoople ...
... terms are cookey , cruller , olykoke , spack and applejees , noodlejees , rullichies , koolslaa , pit . The terms for various playthings , holidays , etc. , preserve among chil- dren their original Dutch names ; as scup , snore , hoople ...
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... terms , as , arriero , adobe , chaparal , pistareen , rancho , ranchero , lariat , lasso , fandango , stampede , serape , vamos . The Indian terms in our language , as might be supposed , are numerous . First , as to geographical names ...
... terms , as , arriero , adobe , chaparal , pistareen , rancho , ranchero , lariat , lasso , fandango , stampede , serape , vamos . The Indian terms in our language , as might be supposed , are numerous . First , as to geographical names ...
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... terms is dictated by necessity or utility ; sometimes to express shades of difference in signification , for which the language did not supply a suitable term ; sometimes to express a combination of ideas by a single word , which ...
... terms is dictated by necessity or utility ; sometimes to express shades of difference in signification , for which the language did not supply a suitable term ; sometimes to express a combination of ideas by a single word , which ...
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... term and its use are English ; but in a commercial country , the use of such terms is often extended beyond their original application . It is well known to those who are in turn well known to Stewart , and who stand on his books rated ...
... term and its use are English ; but in a commercial country , the use of such terms is often extended beyond their original application . It is well known to those who are in turn well known to Stewart , and who stand on his books rated ...
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