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Page 170
... hope this will give some check to the rage of destroying trees that grow near houses , which has accompanied our late improve- ments in gardening , from an opinion of their being unwholesome . I am certain , from long observa- tion ...
... hope this will give some check to the rage of destroying trees that grow near houses , which has accompanied our late improve- ments in gardening , from an opinion of their being unwholesome . I am certain , from long observa- tion ...
Page 173
... hope to see such an art brought in our time to its perfec- tion , I must for the present content myself with the treat , which you are so kind as to promise me , of the resurrection of a fowl or a turkey- cock . I am , & c . B. FRANKLIN ...
... hope to see such an art brought in our time to its perfec- tion , I must for the present content myself with the treat , which you are so kind as to promise me , of the resurrection of a fowl or a turkey- cock . I am , & c . B. FRANKLIN ...
Page 15
... hope , in this undertaking , to be of some service to our country , as well as to those poor people , who , however distant from us , are in truth related to us , and whose interests do , in some degree , concern every one who can say ...
... hope , in this undertaking , to be of some service to our country , as well as to those poor people , who , however distant from us , are in truth related to us , and whose interests do , in some degree , concern every one who can say ...
Page 31
... be happier , or even richer . Is not the hope of being one day able to purchase and enjoy luxuries a great spur to la- bour and industry ? May not luxury , therefore , COMMERCIAL AND POLITICAL . 31 ON LUXURY, IDLENESS, AND INDUSTRY. ...
... be happier , or even richer . Is not the hope of being one day able to purchase and enjoy luxuries a great spur to la- bour and industry ? May not luxury , therefore , COMMERCIAL AND POLITICAL . 31 ON LUXURY, IDLENESS, AND INDUSTRY. ...
Page 36
... hope the luxury of a few merchants on the coast will not be the ruin of America . One reflection more , and I will end this long rambling letter . Almost all the parts of our bodies require some expense . The feet demand shoes ; the ...
... hope the luxury of a few merchants on the coast will not be the ruin of America . One reflection more , and I will end this long rambling letter . Almost all the parts of our bodies require some expense . The feet demand shoes ; the ...
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