The Life of Thomas Jefferson, Third President of the United States: With Parts of His Correspondence Never Before Published, and Notices of His Opinions on Questions of Civil Government, National Policy, and Constitutional Law, Том 1C. Knight, 1837 - 4 страница |
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... never reduced . It did not , however , prevent large importa- tions , for we find the number to have increased in 119 years in the ratio of 1 to 146 : that is , from 2000 in the year 1671 , to 293,427 in 1790 ; whilst in the same period ...
... never reduced . It did not , however , prevent large importa- tions , for we find the number to have increased in 119 years in the ratio of 1 to 146 : that is , from 2000 in the year 1671 , to 293,427 in 1790 ; whilst in the same period ...
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... never to have been long dormant , from the year 1624 , when Virginia ceased to be a proprietary go- vernment , until the period of separation . The annals of the colony , meagre as they unfortunately are , afford abundant evidence of ...
... never to have been long dormant , from the year 1624 , when Virginia ceased to be a proprietary go- vernment , until the period of separation . The annals of the colony , meagre as they unfortunately are , afford abundant evidence of ...
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... never would have been so cruel as to carry mine away . This very consideration makes me so sure of the bet , that I shall ask every body I see from that part of the world what pretty gentleman is making his addresses to her . I would ...
... never would have been so cruel as to carry mine away . This very consideration makes me so sure of the bet , that I shall ask every body I see from that part of the world what pretty gentleman is making his addresses to her . I would ...
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With Parts of His Correspondence Never Before Published, and Notices of His Opinions on Questions of Civil Government, National Policy, and Constitutional Law George Tucker. and never observed , till I turned over the leaf , to what an ...
With Parts of His Correspondence Never Before Published, and Notices of His Opinions on Questions of Civil Government, National Policy, and Constitutional Law George Tucker. and never observed , till I turned over the leaf , to what an ...
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... never be offered to another . That she may , I pray most sincerely ; but that she will , she never gave me reason to hope . With regard to my not proceeding in form , I do not know how she may like it . I am afraid not much . I am ...
... never be offered to another . That she may , I pray most sincerely ; but that she will , she never gave me reason to hope . With regard to my not proceeding in form , I do not know how she may like it . I am afraid not much . I am ...
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