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... greater importance , that will occur from time to time to attentive minds ? I am , yours affectionately , B. FRANKLIN . ON THE MAGNETISM AND THEORY OF THE EARTH . SIR , To the Abbe Soulavie . Passy , Sept. 22 , 1782 . I RETURN the ...
... greater importance , that will occur from time to time to attentive minds ? I am , yours affectionately , B. FRANKLIN . ON THE MAGNETISM AND THEORY OF THE EARTH . SIR , To the Abbe Soulavie . Passy , Sept. 22 , 1782 . I RETURN the ...
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... greater was my sorrow when my ideas returned to the globe I had quitted . All the calamities of the human race united , as in one point , to overwhelm my heart , and I exclaimed piteously- " Alas ! the world I inhabited formerly ...
... greater was my sorrow when my ideas returned to the globe I had quitted . All the calamities of the human race united , as in one point , to overwhelm my heart , and I exclaimed piteously- " Alas ! the world I inhabited formerly ...
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... greater , in proportion to the ease and convenience of supporting a family . When families can be easily supported , more persons marry , and earlier in life . 3. In cities , where all trades , occupations , and offices are full , many ...
... greater , in proportion to the ease and convenience of supporting a family . When families can be easily supported , more persons marry , and earlier in life . 3. In cities , where all trades , occupations , and offices are full , many ...
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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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