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Page 91
But it is indispensable to the character of worthy agents and advocates of the best
cause , to disdain the scorner ' s retaliation . Their triumph should be , that good is
done : and , in the present instance , good of almost a new , and of an ...
But it is indispensable to the character of worthy agents and advocates of the best
cause , to disdain the scorner ' s retaliation . Their triumph should be , that good is
done : and , in the present instance , good of almost a new , and of an ...
Page 92
and rejoicing only for the sake of the cause that facts were going to shew the
world it was á lying spirit ' that had spoken in the inouth of all the prognosticators .
It would goad the now silent Major Scott Waring to rave afresh , if he were ...
and rejoicing only for the sake of the cause that facts were going to shew the
world it was á lying spirit ' that had spoken in the inouth of all the prognosticators .
It would goad the now silent Major Scott Waring to rave afresh , if he were ...
Page 102
Because they beheld the causes of evil at work , and refused to delude the
people , by asserting , that in this happy country , no ... That to which their next
efforts are assiduously directed , is , to mislead the people with regard to the
cause .
Because they beheld the causes of evil at work , and refused to delude the
people , by asserting , that in this happy country , no ... That to which their next
efforts are assiduously directed , is , to mislead the people with regard to the
cause .
Page 103
At last , the calamity carpe down upon them ; and it fell the more unexpectedly
and the more severely , from liaving , by accidental causes , been a little deferred
. It soon appeared , that high prices , though they had enabled the farmer to ...
At last , the calamity carpe down upon them ; and it fell the more unexpectedly
and the more severely , from liaving , by accidental causes , been a little deferred
. It soon appeared , that high prices , though they had enabled the farmer to ...
Page 112
Some other cause , therefore , must be assigned than the passage from war to
peace . A great many persons seem to agree in thinking that the diminution in the
quantity of the paper - currency , and the consequent increase of its value , is that
...
Some other cause , therefore , must be assigned than the passage from war to
peace . A great many persons seem to agree in thinking that the diminution in the
quantity of the paper - currency , and the consequent increase of its value , is that
...
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