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Page 125
... less perspirable matter is produced in a given time ; hence the bed - clothes receive it longer before they are saturated ; and we may , therefore , sleep longer , before we are made uneasy by their re- fusing to receive any more . 2 ...
... less perspirable matter is produced in a given time ; hence the bed - clothes receive it longer before they are saturated ; and we may , therefore , sleep longer , before we are made uneasy by their re- fusing to receive any more . 2 ...
Page 181
... less incredible , that some animals , in a torpid state , perspiring less because they use no exercise , should have less need of aliment ; and that others , which are covered with scales or shells , which stop perspiration , such as ...
... less incredible , that some animals , in a torpid state , perspiring less because they use no exercise , should have less need of aliment ; and that others , which are covered with scales or shells , which stop perspiration , such as ...
Page 131
... less in all the United States , it cannot be worth any man's while , who has a means of living at home , to expatriate him- self , in hopes of obtaining a profitable civil office in America ; and as to military offices , they are at an ...
... less in all the United States , it cannot be worth any man's while , who has a means of living at home , to expatriate him- self , in hopes of obtaining a profitable civil office in America ; and as to military offices , they are at an ...
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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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