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Page 155
... necessary to produce progressive motion . But you will be no swimmer till you can place some confidence in the power of the water to support you : I would there- fore advise the acquiring that confidence in the first place ; especially ...
... necessary to produce progressive motion . But you will be no swimmer till you can place some confidence in the power of the water to support you : I would there- fore advise the acquiring that confidence in the first place ; especially ...
Page 99
... necessary ; then ap- ply none of it to that defence , but bestow it where it is not necessary , in augmenting salaries or pen- sions to every governor who has distinguished him- self by his enmity to the people , and by calumniating ...
... necessary ; then ap- ply none of it to that defence , but bestow it where it is not necessary , in augmenting salaries or pen- sions to every governor who has distinguished him- self by his enmity to the people , and by calumniating ...
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... necessary to send troops to America , to defend the Americans against the Indians ? A. No , by no means it never was necessary . They defended themselves when they were but an handful , and the Indians much more numerous . They ...
... necessary to send troops to America , to defend the Americans against the Indians ? A. No , by no means it never was necessary . They defended themselves when they were but an handful , and the Indians much more numerous . They ...
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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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