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... Principles of American Government . 7. The Moral Effects of Intemperance . 8. The Best of Classics . 9. Two Centuries from the Landing of the Pilgrims . 10. The Heroes of the Last War . 11. A Century from the Birth of Washington . 12 ...
... Principles of American Government . 7. The Moral Effects of Intemperance . 8. The Best of Classics . 9. Two Centuries from the Landing of the Pilgrims . 10. The Heroes of the Last War . 11. A Century from the Birth of Washington . 12 ...
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... PRINCIPLES OF AMERICAN GOVERN- MENT . - Webster . Our country stands , at the present time , on commanding ground . Older nations , with different systems of government , may be somewhat slow to acknowledge all that justly belongs But ...
... PRINCIPLES OF AMERICAN GOVERN- MENT . - Webster . Our country stands , at the present time , on commanding ground . Older nations , with different systems of government , may be somewhat slow to acknowledge all that justly belongs But ...
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... principles of government and virtuous habits of action . How gladly would he gaze upon the long stream of light and renown from Harvard's classic fount , and the kindred springs of Yale , of Providence , of Dartmouth and of Brunswick ...
... principles of government and virtuous habits of action . How gladly would he gaze upon the long stream of light and renown from Harvard's classic fount , and the kindred springs of Yale , of Providence , of Dartmouth and of Brunswick ...
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... principles of military knowledge , he performed a series of splendid actions , the sublimity of which partakes more of romance than military history . Where is the lamented Lawrence , who grappled with his foe till humanity wept and ...
... principles of military knowledge , he performed a series of splendid actions , the sublimity of which partakes more of romance than military history . Where is the lamented Lawrence , who grappled with his foe till humanity wept and ...
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... principle has triumphed over the feudal principle ; when society has maintained its rights against military power , and established , on foundations never hereafter to be shaken , its competency to govern itself . 12. SCOTLAND . - Flagg ...
... principle has triumphed over the feudal principle ; when society has maintained its rights against military power , and established , on foundations never hereafter to be shaken , its competency to govern itself . 12. SCOTLAND . - Flagg ...
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