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... rich- est , the most learned , or the most powerful man in the province without it ? Almost every man has a strong natural desire of being valued and esteemed by the rest of his species ; but I am concerned and grieved to see how few ...
... rich- est , the most learned , or the most powerful man in the province without it ? Almost every man has a strong natural desire of being valued and esteemed by the rest of his species ; but I am concerned and grieved to see how few ...
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... rich , and excited to insurrections , by which much mischief is done , and some forfeit their lives , I could wish the true state of things were better un- derstood ; the poor not made by these busy writers more uneasy and unhappy than ...
... rich , and excited to insurrections , by which much mischief is done , and some forfeit their lives , I could wish the true state of things were better un- derstood ; the poor not made by these busy writers more uneasy and unhappy than ...
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... rich , capable of rewarding , and disposed to reward , all sorts of in- genuity ; that they are at the same time ignorant of all the sciences , and consequently , that strangers , possessing talents in the belles - lettres , fine arts ...
... rich , capable of rewarding , and disposed to reward , all sorts of in- genuity ; that they are at the same time ignorant of all the sciences , and consequently , that strangers , possessing talents in the belles - lettres , fine arts ...
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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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