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... land than in any other country , either ancient or mo- dern , it ought to flourish here in greater perfection than it ever did elsewhere . " " But confessedly it does not , " said the Bachelor . " We have had no orator to compare either ...
... land than in any other country , either ancient or mo- dern , it ought to flourish here in greater perfection than it ever did elsewhere . " " But confessedly it does not , " said the Bachelor . " We have had no orator to compare either ...
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... land . When you are offended , the lowest subjects stand as rebels ; when you are pleased , rebels are very dutiful subjects . Hearts and hands , lives and lands , must all be at your beck . Who fawns not to you can- not live within ...
... land . When you are offended , the lowest subjects stand as rebels ; when you are pleased , rebels are very dutiful subjects . Hearts and hands , lives and lands , must all be at your beck . Who fawns not to you can- not live within ...
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... lands . You hear of our case as in a dream , and feel not the smart of suffering that we endure . In England , there is not a subject that dare extend his arm to fillip a peer of the realm . In Ireland , unless the lord have ability to ...
... lands . You hear of our case as in a dream , and feel not the smart of suffering that we endure . In England , there is not a subject that dare extend his arm to fillip a peer of the realm . In Ireland , unless the lord have ability to ...
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... land . Poverty , sterility , and desolation , are not a recreating prospect to the eye of man ; and there are very few who can bear to grow old among the curses of a whole people . If their passion or their avarice drove the Tartar ...
... land . Poverty , sterility , and desolation , are not a recreating prospect to the eye of man ; and there are very few who can bear to grow old among the curses of a whole people . If their passion or their avarice drove the Tartar ...
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... land . Those who were able to evade this tempest fled to the walled cities . But escaping from fire , sword , and exile , they fell into the jaws of famine . " The alms of the settlement , in this dreadful exi- gency , were certainly ...
... land . Those who were able to evade this tempest fled to the walled cities . But escaping from fire , sword , and exile , they fell into the jaws of famine . " The alms of the settlement , in this dreadful exi- gency , were certainly ...
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