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... character . If such evidence as this is to be received , I ask where is the guarantee for female character , however moral - however virtuous ? To show you how much you have been imposed upon , and how much Mrs. E. has been slandered ...
... character . If such evidence as this is to be received , I ask where is the guarantee for female character , however moral - however virtuous ? To show you how much you have been imposed upon , and how much Mrs. E. has been slandered ...
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... character ; and I sincerely hope he may live to do it , for I am disgusted even to loathing at the licentious and depraved state of society . It needs purifying . You were badly advised , my dear sir , when informed " that Mrs. Jackson ...
... character ; and I sincerely hope he may live to do it , for I am disgusted even to loathing at the licentious and depraved state of society . It needs purifying . You were badly advised , my dear sir , when informed " that Mrs. Jackson ...
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... character constrain you to say that my resig- nation as Secretary of War will be accepted . In reply I have the honor to say that public considerations of a high character , which alone have induced me to continue at the head of this ...
... character constrain you to say that my resig- nation as Secretary of War will be accepted . In reply I have the honor to say that public considerations of a high character , which alone have induced me to continue at the head of this ...
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George Washington writes his wife of his selection as Com | 3 |
refuses to answer a letter and loses thirteen fine | 9 |
Benjamin Franklin makes a freak suggestion | 15 |
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