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... least for a twelvemonth . For my own part , I have already professed , that I have the good of my country wholly at heart in this design , without the least sinister view ; my chief pur- pose being to inculcate the noble principles of ...
... least for a twelvemonth . For my own part , I have already professed , that I have the good of my country wholly at heart in this design , without the least sinister view ; my chief pur- pose being to inculcate the noble principles of ...
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... least painful , but , on the contrary , agreeable ; and if I return to bed after- wards , before I dress myself , as sometimes happens , I make a supplement to my night's rest of one or two hours of the most pleasing sleep that can be ...
... least painful , but , on the contrary , agreeable ; and if I return to bed after- wards , before I dress myself , as sometimes happens , I make a supplement to my night's rest of one or two hours of the most pleasing sleep that can be ...
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... least once a year , and to turn him out of doors , and take the reins of government into her own hands . There is a much better contrivance than this of the philosopher ; which is , to cover the walls of the house with paper ; this is ...
... least once a year , and to turn him out of doors , and take the reins of government into her own hands . There is a much better contrivance than this of the philosopher ; which is , to cover the walls of the house with paper ; this is ...
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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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