Porcupine's Works: Containing Various Writings and Selections, Exhibiting a Faithful Picture of the United States of America; of Their Governments, Laws, Politics, and Resources; of the Characters of Their Presidents, Governors, Legislators, Magistrates, and Military Men; and of the Customs, Manners, Morals, Religion, Virtues and Vices of the People: Comprising Also a Complete Series of Historical Documents and Remarks, from the End of the War, in 1783, to the Election of the President, in March, 1801, Volume 7Cobbett and Morgan, 1801 - United States |
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Page 19
... living here is extremely high , and the people find it very hard to live . The garrifon confifts of 2000 men , and there are about ten fail of men of war . But people feem to be pofitive that if the French fend any confiderable force ...
... living here is extremely high , and the people find it very hard to live . The garrifon confifts of 2000 men , and there are about ten fail of men of war . But people feem to be pofitive that if the French fend any confiderable force ...
Page 55
... living animal , cutting the throats of those which were too young for fervice : of the flaves he carried off thirty . The useless and barbarous injury he did me in that inftance , was more than would have paid your debt , principal and ...
... living animal , cutting the throats of those which were too young for fervice : of the flaves he carried off thirty . The useless and barbarous injury he did me in that inftance , was more than would have paid your debt , principal and ...
Page 63
... living as the rich . This would be fome- thing like equality . Private acts of inhumanity are already spoken of . I hope they will be rare : but I take this opportunity of declaring my fixed resolution of holding all those who are ...
... living as the rich . This would be fome- thing like equality . Private acts of inhumanity are already spoken of . I hope they will be rare : but I take this opportunity of declaring my fixed resolution of holding all those who are ...
Page 82
... living , creditors had the best memories , and debtors the worst * . Bofton * Yes , he had the graveft face in the world , fure enough , and on the question here agitated he was the best qualified to speak , perhaps , of any man living ...
... living , creditors had the best memories , and debtors the worst * . Bofton * Yes , he had the graveft face in the world , fure enough , and on the question here agitated he was the best qualified to speak , perhaps , of any man living ...
Page 83
... living CREDITORS had the beft memories , and DEBTORS the worst . As the people of Britain have long been the dupes of this old man's hypocrify , the publisher of the next London edition of his life will do well to fubjoin this paragraph ...
... living CREDITORS had the beft memories , and DEBTORS the worst . As the people of Britain have long been the dupes of this old man's hypocrify , the publisher of the next London edition of his life will do well to fubjoin this paragraph ...
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