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and of the Customs, Manners, Morals, Religion, Virtues and Vices of the People: Comprising Also a Complete Series of Historical Documents and Remarks, from the End of the War, in 1783, to the Election of the President, in March, 1801, Volume 7Cobbett and Morgan, 1801 - United States |
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... look upon it as a string of fuch prepofterous falfe- hoods as no mortal but Webster would listen to for a moment . The power of a rooted prejudice is incredibly great . This Web- fter is , in the common concerns of life , a man of a ...
... look upon it as a string of fuch prepofterous falfe- hoods as no mortal but Webster would listen to for a moment . The power of a rooted prejudice is incredibly great . This Web- fter is , in the common concerns of life , a man of a ...
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... their papers . It is to be afcribed to a kind of envious malice , that will not fuffer them to do any thing that looks like respect towards a fuperior . been been " very agreeable " to us ; but I GAZETTE SELECTIONS .
... their papers . It is to be afcribed to a kind of envious malice , that will not fuffer them to do any thing that looks like respect towards a fuperior . been been " very agreeable " to us ; but I GAZETTE SELECTIONS .
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... look upon as a pretty fair standard of the literary ac quirements of the fovereign people of America . I have printed it word for word , and letter for letter ; I could , perhaps , have made it more correct , at least I could have ...
... look upon as a pretty fair standard of the literary ac quirements of the fovereign people of America . I have printed it word for word , and letter for letter ; I could , perhaps , have made it more correct , at least I could have ...
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... Look round your neighbourhood , reader , if you are rich , and tell me if it be not the householders , and the householders almost alone , over whom you could , in the cafe of an election , have an abfolute control . The unmarried man ...
... Look round your neighbourhood , reader , if you are rich , and tell me if it be not the householders , and the householders almost alone , over whom you could , in the cafe of an election , have an abfolute control . The unmarried man ...
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... look like a promife to commence the drawing on this or that particular day ; or to finish it at any given period . It would be enough to promife a beginning when a fufficient number of tickets fhall be fold ; of the fufficiency you ...
... look like a promife to commence the drawing on this or that particular day ; or to finish it at any given period . It would be enough to promife a beginning when a fufficient number of tickets fhall be fold ; of the fufficiency you ...
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