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... Suppose a pleas- ing form of the fair kind strikes me so much , that I can enjoy nothing without the enjoyment of that one object ; or that pleasure in general is so favour- ite a mistress , that I will take her , as men do their wives ...
... Suppose a pleas- ing form of the fair kind strikes me so much , that I can enjoy nothing without the enjoyment of that one object ; or that pleasure in general is so favour- ite a mistress , that I will take her , as men do their wives ...
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... suppose there may be about one hundred and sixty thousand . Q. What number of them are Quakers ? A. Perhaps a third . Q. What number of German ? A. Perhaps another third ; but I cannot speak with certainty . Q. Have any number of the ...
... suppose there may be about one hundred and sixty thousand . Q. What number of them are Quakers ? A. Perhaps a third . Q. What number of German ? A. Perhaps another third ; but I cannot speak with certainty . Q. Have any number of the ...
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... suppose , at least- [ Question objected to . He withdrew . Called in again . ] Q. Is the American stamp act an equal tax on the country ? A. I think not . Q. Why so ? A. The greatest part of the money must arise from lawsuits for the ...
... suppose , at least- [ Question objected to . He withdrew . Called in again . ] Q. Is the American stamp act an equal tax on the country ? A. I think not . Q. Why so ? A. The greatest part of the money must arise from lawsuits for the ...
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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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