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... favour , as a reward for his innocent life , and his virtuous industry . April 4 , 1769 . B. FRANKLIN . ON THE PRICE OF CORN , AND MANAGEMENT OF THE POOR . To Messieurs the Public . I AM one of that class of people that feeds you all ...
... favour , as a reward for his innocent life , and his virtuous industry . April 4 , 1769 . B. FRANKLIN . ON THE PRICE OF CORN , AND MANAGEMENT OF THE POOR . To Messieurs the Public . I AM one of that class of people that feeds you all ...
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... favour of the m- -y , to secure them from the consequences of having act- ed illegally . If so , pass another in favour of the mob . Others say , some of the mob ought to be hanged , by way of example . — If so — but I say no more than ...
... favour of the m- -y , to secure them from the consequences of having act- ed illegally . If so , pass another in favour of the mob . Others say , some of the mob ought to be hanged , by way of example . — If so — but I say no more than ...
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Benjamin Franklin. In whose Favour , or for whose Emolument this Court is established . In favour of about one citizen in five hundred , who , by education , or practice in scribbling , has ac- quired a tolerable style as to grammar and ...
Benjamin Franklin. In whose Favour , or for whose Emolument this Court is established . In favour of about one citizen in five hundred , who , by education , or practice in scribbling , has ac- quired a tolerable style as to grammar and ...
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A dialogue between Great Britain France Spain | 107 |
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