The American Enlightenment: The Shaping of the American Experiment and a Free SocietyAdrienne Koch |
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... tion in their company the names of Sidney , Harrington , Locke , Milton , Nedham , Neville , Burnet , and Hoadly . No small fortitude is necessary to confess that one has read them . The wretched condition of this country , however ...
... tion in their company the names of Sidney , Harrington , Locke , Milton , Nedham , Neville , Burnet , and Hoadly . No small fortitude is necessary to confess that one has read them . The wretched condition of this country , however ...
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... tion , within their county . One provision of the bill was , that the expenses of these schools should be borne by the inhabitants of the county , every one in proportion to his general tax rate . This would throw on wealth the ...
... tion , within their county . One provision of the bill was , that the expenses of these schools should be borne by the inhabitants of the county , every one in proportion to his general tax rate . This would throw on wealth the ...
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... tion , if you think the considerations I shall urge are of that weight they seem in my judgment to possess . You will probably ere this reaches you have heard of the late incursion made into this city by a number of horsemen from New ...
... tion , if you think the considerations I shall urge are of that weight they seem in my judgment to possess . You will probably ere this reaches you have heard of the late incursion made into this city by a number of horsemen from New ...
Contents
IntroductionAdrienne Koch | 19 |
Reading and Writing | 56 |
LETTERS | 69 |
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