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... opinion proceed from both causes ; and , though I have been tender hereto fore of giving any opinion , or lodging complaints , as the change in that department took place contrary to my judgment , and the consequences thereof were ...
... opinion proceed from both causes ; and , though I have been tender hereto fore of giving any opinion , or lodging complaints , as the change in that department took place contrary to my judgment , and the consequences thereof were ...
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... opinion , will , under present circumstances , be found best ; otherwise , like a house on fire , whilst the most regular mode of extinguishing the flames is con- tended for , the building is reduced to ashes . My opinion of the wants ...
... opinion , will , under present circumstances , be found best ; otherwise , like a house on fire , whilst the most regular mode of extinguishing the flames is con- tended for , the building is reduced to ashes . My opinion of the wants ...
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... opinion of the illegality of the seizure of the Commissioners , but I cannot make out how or where it ex- ceeds the course taken by English ships of war before the war of 1812. But all the people here , of course , accept their opinion ...
... opinion of the illegality of the seizure of the Commissioners , but I cannot make out how or where it ex- ceeds the course taken by English ships of war before the war of 1812. But all the people here , of course , accept their opinion ...
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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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