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And while the frequency and the tumult of elections discourage publick spirit , and wear out patriotism , they will in no degree abate the eagerness of selfinterest , or mitigate the fury of party . These then are the evils which ...
And while the frequency and the tumult of elections discourage publick spirit , and wear out patriotism , they will in no degree abate the eagerness of selfinterest , or mitigate the fury of party . These then are the evils which ...
Page 274
A spirit of frugality and a talent of invention , have more than supplied the disadvantages of our natural situation . Around us is comfort , and plenty , and health . Our faculties are not exhausted by the debilitating heats of a ...
A spirit of frugality and a talent of invention , have more than supplied the disadvantages of our natural situation . Around us is comfort , and plenty , and health . Our faculties are not exhausted by the debilitating heats of a ...
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A funeral dirge , that pale nuns , rob'd in white , Chant round a sister's dark and narrow bed , To charm the parting spirit of the dead . Triumphant is the spell ! with raptur'd ear , That uncaged spirit hovering lingers near ;Why ...
A funeral dirge , that pale nuns , rob'd in white , Chant round a sister's dark and narrow bed , To charm the parting spirit of the dead . Triumphant is the spell ! with raptur'd ear , That uncaged spirit hovering lingers near ;Why ...
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Adams President letter from | 48 |
in Rhyme | 68 |
Lines from London Morning | 76 |
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