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... true history of , the rise , growth , and progress of the renowned Tiff Club . All persons who are acquainted with any facts , circumstances , characters , transactions , & c . which will be requisite to the perfecting and embellish ...
... true history of , the rise , growth , and progress of the renowned Tiff Club . All persons who are acquainted with any facts , circumstances , characters , transactions , & c . which will be requisite to the perfecting and embellish ...
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... true happiness , as all that is truly beautiful , can only result from order . Whilst there is a conflict between the two princi- ples of passion and reason , we must be miserable in proportion to the struggle ; and when the victory is ...
... true happiness , as all that is truly beautiful , can only result from order . Whilst there is a conflict between the two princi- ples of passion and reason , we must be miserable in proportion to the struggle ; and when the victory is ...
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... true happiness of the mind , and the best means of preserving the health of the body . If our desires are to the things of this world , they are never to be satisfied ; if our great view is upon those of the next , the expectation of ...
... true happiness of the mind , and the best means of preserving the health of the body . If our desires are to the things of this world , they are never to be satisfied ; if our great view is upon those of the next , the expectation of ...
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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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