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Page 39
... begin by naming his birth- place or his parents without revealing his identity . Wherefore [ he continues ] I Begin with observing to you , That I desire to bewayl unto the very End of my Life , the Early Ebullitions of Original Sin ...
... begin by naming his birth- place or his parents without revealing his identity . Wherefore [ he continues ] I Begin with observing to you , That I desire to bewayl unto the very End of my Life , the Early Ebullitions of Original Sin ...
Page 73
... begin the course anew . The task was endless . Wondering about D. H. Lawrence's reading of Franklin , we may echo his own uncomprehending words : The perfect- ibility of man , indeed ! In trying to clarify Franklin's beliefs , I have ...
... begin the course anew . The task was endless . Wondering about D. H. Lawrence's reading of Franklin , we may echo his own uncomprehending words : The perfect- ibility of man , indeed ! In trying to clarify Franklin's beliefs , I have ...
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... begin- ning were very much dissatisfied at these Proceedings ; they feared lest the Devil would get so far into the Faith of the People , that for the sake of many Truths , which they might find him telling of them , they would come at ...
... begin- ning were very much dissatisfied at these Proceedings ; they feared lest the Devil would get so far into the Faith of the People , that for the sake of many Truths , which they might find him telling of them , they would come at ...
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