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Page 76
... whole course of life , to break off his follies at once , and to apply himself to gain some useful knowledge , when he was more than thirty years of age : he lived many following years with the character of a very worthy man , and an ...
... whole course of life , to break off his follies at once , and to apply himself to gain some useful knowledge , when he was more than thirty years of age : he lived many following years with the character of a very worthy man , and an ...
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... whole to a part , does not seem to be good logic . If the alphabet should say , Let us all fight for the defence of the whole , that is equal , and may therefore be just . But if they should say , let A B C and D go out and fight for us ...
... whole to a part , does not seem to be good logic . If the alphabet should say , Let us all fight for the defence of the whole , that is equal , and may therefore be just . But if they should say , let A B C and D go out and fight for us ...
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... whole people from the natural produc tions of their country may be dissipated in vain and needless expenses , and poverty be introduced in the place of affluence . This may be possible . It how- ever rarely happens : for there seems to ...
... whole people from the natural produc tions of their country may be dissipated in vain and needless expenses , and poverty be introduced in the place of affluence . This may be possible . It how- ever rarely happens : for there seems 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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