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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... consequence to myself , to bespeak toleration for the detail of a school - boy incident , that may in some degree serve to develope my character . It may equally tend to throw some light on the little world , upon whose stage I had now ...
... consequence to myself , to bespeak toleration for the detail of a school - boy incident , that may in some degree serve to develope my character . It may equally tend to throw some light on the little world , upon whose stage I had now ...
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... consequence . We were all , therefore , to be merchants , as to be mechanics was too humiliating ; and accordingly , when the question was proposed , which of us would enter upon the study of Greek , the mommar of which tenone was about ...
... consequence . We were all , therefore , to be merchants , as to be mechanics was too humiliating ; and accordingly , when the question was proposed , which of us would enter upon the study of Greek , the mommar of which tenone was about ...
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... consequence . As the city was deserted by such as could leave it with- out too much inconvenience , my grandfather took refuge at his country house near Germantown , whi- ther , as one of his family I accompanied him , and re- mained ...
... consequence . As the city was deserted by such as could leave it with- out too much inconvenience , my grandfather took refuge at his country house near Germantown , whi- ther , as one of his family I accompanied him , and re- mained ...
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... consequence , as we could fur- nish ourselves with cakes . My mind fluctuated a while between the charms of the adventure and the impropriety of going without permission , and con- sequently subjecting my mother to a most distress- ing ...
... consequence , as we could fur- nish ourselves with cakes . My mind fluctuated a while between the charms of the adventure and the impropriety of going without permission , and con- sequently subjecting my mother to a most distress- ing ...
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... consequence which might be prevented by stopping them with wool or cotton , or covering them with a bathing cap . With respect to skating , though the Philadelphi- ans have never reduced it to rules like the London- ers , nor connected ...
... consequence which might be prevented by stopping them with wool or cotton , or covering them with a bathing cap . With respect to skating , though the Philadelphi- ans have never reduced it to rules like the London- ers , nor connected ...
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