A Discourse on the Lives and Characters of Thomas Jefferson and John Adams: Who Both Died on the Fourth of July, 1826, Volume 1 |
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Does Babylon put on the garments of pride , of inhumanity and of impiety ; a prophet is directed to say , “ Babylon the glory of kingdoms , the beauty of the Chaldees ' excellency , shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah .
Does Babylon put on the garments of pride , of inhumanity and of impiety ; a prophet is directed to say , “ Babylon the glory of kingdoms , the beauty of the Chaldees ' excellency , shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah .
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| Title | A Discourse on the Lives and Characters of Thomas Jefferson and John Adams: Who Both Died on the Fourth of July, 1826, Volume 1 A Discourse on the Lives and Characters of Thomas Jefferson and John Adams: Who Both Died on the Fourth of July, 1826, William Wirt |
| Author | William Wirt |
| Publisher | Gales & Seaton., 1826 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 22 Feb 2006 |
| Length | 69 pages |
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