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and of the Customs, Manners, Morals, Religion, Virtues and Vices of the People: Comprising Also a Complete Series of Historical Documents and Remarks, from the End of the War, in 1783, to the Election of the President, in March, 1801, Volume 9Cobbett and Morgan, 1801 - United States |
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... honour of informing you , that yes- terday , ten o'clock in the evening , the resident Doctor of the hospital of Pennsylvania came on purpose to give me the alarming information , that there existed a mutiny among the vessels in quaran ...
... honour of informing you , that yes- terday , ten o'clock in the evening , the resident Doctor of the hospital of Pennsylvania came on purpose to give me the alarming information , that there existed a mutiny among the vessels in quaran ...
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... - we " have always been accustomed to view Indians " and Algerines , as a faithless , barbarous people . " The event has proved to our cost , that they are C 2 " the " the only people of virtue and honour , with JULY , 1798 . 19.
... - we " have always been accustomed to view Indians " and Algerines , as a faithless , barbarous people . " The event has proved to our cost , that they are C 2 " the " the only people of virtue and honour , with JULY , 1798 . 19.
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... honour , with whom we " have made treaties . " - Now , reader , whose paper do you think this infamous paragraph is taken from ? -From BACHE's , GREENLEAF's , BURK's , or the O'CAREY'S ? - From neither , I assure you ; but from that of ...
... honour , with whom we " have made treaties . " - Now , reader , whose paper do you think this infamous paragraph is taken from ? -From BACHE's , GREENLEAF's , BURK's , or the O'CAREY'S ? - From neither , I assure you ; but from that of ...
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... honoured by the clumsy compliments of these to- ping dames , whose ridiculous behaviour on this occasion , will , I am sure , never meet with the ap- probation of any sensible man , nor of any modest and sober woman , NOAH NOAH WEBSTER ...
... honoured by the clumsy compliments of these to- ping dames , whose ridiculous behaviour on this occasion , will , I am sure , never meet with the ap- probation of any sensible man , nor of any modest and sober woman , NOAH NOAH WEBSTER ...
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... honour and veracity , who was on the spot at the time ; indeed the lady's connections , I am told , confirm the same account . The real American asks from what authority I took the extracts . I then have to tell him , they were taken ...
... honour and veracity , who was on the spot at the time ; indeed the lady's connections , I am told , confirm the same account . The real American asks from what authority I took the extracts . I then have to tell him , they were taken ...
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