An Historical, Geographical, Commercial, and Philosophical View of the United States of America, and of the European Settlements in America and the West-Indies

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Tiebout and O'Brien, 1796 - America - 519 pages
 

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Page 109 - is an imitative animal. This quality is the germ of all education in him, from his cradle to his grave he is learning to do what he fees others do. If a parent could find no motive either in his philanthropy or his
Page 109 - a country in this world, it muft be any other in preference to that in which he is born to live and labour for another; in which he muft lock up the faculties of his nature, contribute as far as depends
Page 209 - in General Affembly freely given. XVII. That the people have a right to bear arms for the defence of the State ; and as (landing armies in time of peace are dangerous to liberty, they ought not to be kept up; and that the military
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Page 212 - and continue to pofTefs in the county which he reprefents, not lefs than one hundred acres of land in fee, or for the term of his own life. VII. That all freemen of the age of twenty-one years, who have been inhabitants of any one county within the State twelve months immediately preceding the day of any election, and

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