Sketches of America: A Narrative of a Journey of Five Thousand Miles Through the Eastern and Western States of AmericaLongman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1818 - 462 страница |
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... character : it was no longer merely the poor , the idle , the profligate , or the wildly speculative , who were proposing to quit their native country ; but men also of capital , of industry , of sober habits and regular pursuits , men ...
... character : it was no longer merely the poor , the idle , the profligate , or the wildly speculative , who were proposing to quit their native country ; but men also of capital , of industry , of sober habits and regular pursuits , men ...
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... character of the people ; but , singular as it may seem , they were unable to obtain satisfactory information . Most of the books which they could procure contained evi- dently partial statements ; some were written to exalt and some to ...
... character of the people ; but , singular as it may seem , they were unable to obtain satisfactory information . Most of the books which they could procure contained evi- dently partial statements ; some were written to exalt and some to ...
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... character of singularity . One announcing a play , terminated with , " Gentlemen are informed , that no smok- ing is allowed in the theatre . " A newsman from the " Evening Post , " and a custom - house officer , were our next visitors ...
... character of singularity . One announcing a play , terminated with , " Gentlemen are informed , that no smok- ing is allowed in the theatre . " A newsman from the " Evening Post , " and a custom - house officer , were our next visitors ...
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... characters by Bannister . He is an American by birth , but of Scotch parentage . His anecdotes of persons claiming relationship or acquaintance with him are nu- merous . One man met him in Baltimore , assured him that he had gone to ...
... characters by Bannister . He is an American by birth , but of Scotch parentage . His anecdotes of persons claiming relationship or acquaintance with him are nu- merous . One man met him in Baltimore , assured him that he had gone to ...
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... CHARACTER OF THE PEOPLE OF NEW YORK . — MILITARY SERVICE . PROPOSAL FROM MR . DE WINT OF - - A SETTLEMENT ON THE BANKS OF THE HUDSON . New York , August 31st , 1817 . In a letter , dated the 9th instant , I apprised you of my safe ...
... CHARACTER OF THE PEOPLE OF NEW YORK . — MILITARY SERVICE . PROPOSAL FROM MR . DE WINT OF - - A SETTLEMENT ON THE BANKS OF THE HUDSON . New York , August 31st , 1817 . In a letter , dated the 9th instant , I apprised you of my safe ...
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