The Complete Works, in Philosophy, Politics, and Morals, of the Late Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Now First Collected and Arranged: with Memoirs of His Early Life, Written by Himself ; in Three Volumes, Volume 3J. Johnson, and Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme, 1806 - 552 pages |
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... perhaps , or wine : the yearly pro- duce of this duty or excise , if fairly collected , would be in some colonies greater , in others less , as the colo- nies are greater or smaller . When the collector's ac- counts are brought in , the ...
... perhaps , or wine : the yearly pro- duce of this duty or excise , if fairly collected , would be in some colonies greater , in others less , as the colo- nies are greater or smaller . When the collector's ac- counts are brought in , the ...
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... perhaps three or four thousand miles in length to one or two hundred miles in breadth . It is supposed they must in time be reduced to dimensions more convenient for the common purposes of government * . Very little of the land in those ...
... perhaps three or four thousand miles in length to one or two hundred miles in breadth . It is supposed they must in time be reduced to dimensions more convenient for the common purposes of government * . Very little of the land in those ...
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... perhaps be an improvement of the plan ; and if all the governors of particular pro- vinces were to be formed into a standing council of state , for the advice and assistance of the president ge- neral , it might be another considerable ...
... perhaps be an improvement of the plan ; and if all the governors of particular pro- vinces were to be formed into a standing council of state , for the advice and assistance of the president ge- neral , it might be another considerable ...
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... perhaps passed before they could be assembled ; and therefore , that it would be best to raise them ( by offering bounty - money and pay ) near the place where they would be wanted , to be discharged again when the service should be ...
... perhaps passed before they could be assembled ; and therefore , that it would be best to raise them ( by offering bounty - money and pay ) near the place where they would be wanted , to be discharged again when the service should be ...
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... perhaps , as was said before , if the crown appointed a vice president , to take place on the death or absence of the president general ; for so we should be more sure of a suitable person at the head of the colonies . On the death or ...
... perhaps , as was said before , if the crown appointed a vice president , to take place on the death or absence of the president general ; for so we should be more sure of a suitable person at the head of the colonies . On the death or ...
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