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... continued down into the moist earth , in any direction , straight or crook- ed , following the form of the roof or other parts of the building , will receive the lightning at its upper end , attracting it so as to prevent its striking ...
... continued down into the moist earth , in any direction , straight or crook- ed , following the form of the roof or other parts of the building , will receive the lightning at its upper end , attracting it so as to prevent its striking ...
Page 153
... continued , These Boston people do not pay their debts ! The army having thus ruined Boston , proceeded to different parts of the continent . They got pos- session of all the capital trading towns . The troops gorged themselves with ...
... continued , These Boston people do not pay their debts ! The army having thus ruined Boston , proceeded to different parts of the continent . They got pos- session of all the capital trading towns . The troops gorged themselves with ...
Page 154
... continued , These knavish Americans will not pay us ! Many of the British debts , particularly in Virginia and the Carolinas , arose from the sales made of ne- groes in those provinces by the British Guinea mer- chants . These , with ...
... continued , These knavish Americans will not pay us ! Many of the British debts , particularly in Virginia and the Carolinas , arose from the sales made of ne- groes in those provinces by the British Guinea mer- chants . These , with ...
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On the criminal laws and the practice of privateering | 51 |
A dialogue between Great Britain France Spain | 107 |
The internal state of America being a true descrip | 121 |
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