Memoirs of a Life, Chiefly Passed in Pennsylvania, Within the Last Sixty Years: With Occasional Remarks Upon the General Occurrences, Character and Spirit of that Eventful Period |
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... never learned . From their conversation , however , I remember they had resided sometime in London , previously to their settling in Barbadoes . Notwithstanding the appa-- rent want of associating principles in some respects , they yet ...
... never learned . From their conversation , however , I remember they had resided sometime in London , previously to their settling in Barbadoes . Notwithstanding the appa-- rent want of associating principles in some respects , they yet ...
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... never was married . In his latter days , he be- came a perfect clock in regularity ; was a truly honest man , and what will be thought still better by many , he was a genuine whig of seventy - six , though too old or infirm to carry ...
... never was married . In his latter days , he be- came a perfect clock in regularity ; was a truly honest man , and what will be thought still better by many , he was a genuine whig of seventy - six , though too old or infirm to carry ...
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... never left it until taken from us by death , at an advanced age , in the year 1794 . Her name was Ann Burgess ; she was a woman of good understanding and reputably connected . With the exception of the family of doctor De- normandie ...
... never left it until taken from us by death , at an advanced age , in the year 1794 . Her name was Ann Burgess ; she was a woman of good understanding and reputably connected . With the exception of the family of doctor De- normandie ...
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... never encountered an enemy . Be- sides , to the calm incredulity of friend Church upon this occasion , we might perhaps safely add , a little both of the spirit of party and of quakerism . The people of his society , from principle ...
... never encountered an enemy . Be- sides , to the calm incredulity of friend Church upon this occasion , we might perhaps safely add , a little both of the spirit of party and of quakerism . The people of his society , from principle ...
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... never seen the work , in a book , entitled - The life and adventures of the Chevalier Taylor . * As the story went , some one reading this performance to Mr. Dove on its first appearance , with the mischievous design of amus- ing ...
... never seen the work , in a book , entitled - The life and adventures of the Chevalier Taylor . * As the story went , some one reading this performance to Mr. Dove on its first appearance , with the mischievous design of amus- ing ...
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