Inchiquin the Jesuit's Letters, During a Late Residence in the United States of America: Being a Fragment of a Private Correspondence, Accidentally Discovered in Europe, Containing a Favorable View of the Manners, Literature, and State of Society of the United States, and a Refutation of Many of the Aspersions Cast Upon this Country by Former Residents and TouristsI. Riley, 1810 - 165 páginas |
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... natural ruggedness of its coast , but in no inconsiderable degree to the excellent fortifications constructed under the direction of St. Pierre . On his return to France , he renounced his situa- tion in the army as too restrictive of ...
... natural ruggedness of its coast , but in no inconsiderable degree to the excellent fortifications constructed under the direction of St. Pierre . On his return to France , he renounced his situa- tion in the army as too restrictive of ...
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... natural anomalies , I con- sent to brood over , for the benefit of human nature and zoology . But spare me , I beseech you , spare me , my worthy instructor , long stories of republi- can bipeds and commercial usages . * * I have been ...
... natural anomalies , I con- sent to brood over , for the benefit of human nature and zoology . But spare me , I beseech you , spare me , my worthy instructor , long stories of republi- can bipeds and commercial usages . * * I have been ...
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... natural hate and a pre- tence of alliance , so monstrous , unreal , and unna- tural . It is not now eight years since one of the ablest and most liberal of English statesmen , distin- aished among his countrymen for his want of British ...
... natural hate and a pre- tence of alliance , so monstrous , unreal , and unna- tural . It is not now eight years since one of the ablest and most liberal of English statesmen , distin- aished among his countrymen for his want of British ...
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... natural , and at this time the declared and cruel enemies of your coun- try ; among a people soiled with every crime as a nation , and of the utmost depravity as individuals . Mr. Burke's prophecies have been so dreadfully re- alized ...
... natural , and at this time the declared and cruel enemies of your coun- try ; among a people soiled with every crime as a nation , and of the utmost depravity as individuals . Mr. Burke's prophecies have been so dreadfully re- alized ...
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... Natural fluency , characteristic fire , and a habit of public debating , are almost universal . But there have been , and there are individuals elsewhere , who , as their talents have been corroborated by a more complete education , and ...
... Natural fluency , characteristic fire , and a habit of public debating , are almost universal . But there have been , and there are individuals elsewhere , who , as their talents have been corroborated by a more complete education , and ...
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Inchiquin the Jesuit's Letters, During a Late Residence in the United States ... Charles Jared Ingersoll Visualização completa - 1810 |
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