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... never afraid or ashamed to do , because he knows he always means well ; and therefore is never obliged to blush , and feel the confu- sion of finding himself detected in the meanness of a falsehood . He never contrives ill against his ...
... never afraid or ashamed to do , because he knows he always means well ; and therefore is never obliged to blush , and feel the confu- sion of finding himself detected in the meanness of a falsehood . He never contrives ill against his ...
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... never hidden , and forgetful how carelessly business is managed at home in their absence ! to leave their wives and a warm bed at midnight ( no matter if it rain , hail , snow , or blow a hurricane , provided that be the critical hour ...
... never hidden , and forgetful how carelessly business is managed at home in their absence ! to leave their wives and a warm bed at midnight ( no matter if it rain , hail , snow , or blow a hurricane , provided that be the critical hour ...
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... never thought of this . " " Tell me , at least , the expenses of the republic ; for no doubt you mean to retrench the superfluous . " " I have never thought of this either , " said Glaucon . " You were best , then , to put off to ...
... never thought of this . " " Tell me , at least , the expenses of the republic ; for no doubt you mean to retrench the superfluous . " " I have never thought of this either , " said Glaucon . " You were best , then , to put off to ...
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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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