Essays and LettersBartow, 1821 - American essays |
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... four times as much for it as it was worth . This put me in mind what good things I might have bought with the rest of the money ; and they laughed at me so much for my folly , that I cried with 108 FRANKLIN'S ESSAYS AND LETTERS ,
... four times as much for it as it was worth . This put me in mind what good things I might have bought with the rest of the money ; and they laughed at me so much for my folly , that I cried with 108 FRANKLIN'S ESSAYS AND LETTERS ,
Page 121
... rest well after these meals ; it costs them only a frightful dream , and an apoplexy , after which they sleep till doomsday . No- VOL . I. L thing is more common in the newspapers , than in- MORAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL . 121 The internal ...
... rest well after these meals ; it costs them only a frightful dream , and an apoplexy , after which they sleep till doomsday . No- VOL . I. L thing is more common in the newspapers , than in- MORAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL . 121 The internal ...
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... rest ; while other matter , mixed with the lighter air , would descend , and the two meeting would form the shell of the first earth , leaving the upper atmosphere nearly clear . The original movement of the parts towards their common ...
... rest ; while other matter , mixed with the lighter air , would descend , and the two meeting would form the shell of the first earth , leaving the upper atmosphere nearly clear . The original movement of the parts towards their common ...
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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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