Memoirs of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Volume 3M'Carty and Davis, 1834 |
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... character , which it had hitherto been the cus- tom to refer to the management of committees . It was thought that the attention of one individual of respectable character and standing , whose peculiar interests , moreover , were made ...
... character , which it had hitherto been the cus- tom to refer to the management of committees . It was thought that the attention of one individual of respectable character and standing , whose peculiar interests , moreover , were made ...
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... characters , the enumeration of which may embarrass the attention . Let us inquire whether the alleged fifth variety , the Americans , possess distinctive characters of equal va- lue , or sufficient to distinguish it from one of its ...
... characters , the enumeration of which may embarrass the attention . Let us inquire whether the alleged fifth variety , the Americans , possess distinctive characters of equal va- lue , or sufficient to distinguish it from one of its ...
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... character . Such was his diffidence , his unpretending claims to mental , and professional distinction , that a transient observer might conclude , he was a kind of milk and water character , de . signed to glide quietly down the stream ...
... character . Such was his diffidence , his unpretending claims to mental , and professional distinction , that a transient observer might conclude , he was a kind of milk and water character , de . signed to glide quietly down the stream ...
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THE TRANSLATORS PREFACE | v |
BOOK | 13 |
In what manner at what time and by what European Nations | 24 |
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