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... Poor Richard's Almanac 289 JONATHAN EDWARDS Resolutions 299 THOMAS JEFFERSON - Declaration of Independence ALEXANDER HAMILTON - The Federalist • WASHINGTON IRVING Rip Van Winkle The Broken Heart JAMES FENIMore Cooper - Escape from a ...
... Poor Richard's Almanac 289 JONATHAN EDWARDS Resolutions 299 THOMAS JEFFERSON - Declaration of Independence ALEXANDER HAMILTON - The Federalist • WASHINGTON IRVING Rip Van Winkle The Broken Heart JAMES FENIMore Cooper - Escape from a ...
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... poor printer , nor of New York alone ; it is the best cause the cause of liberty . Every man who prefers freedom to a life of sla- very will bless and honor you as men who , by an impartial verdict , lay a noble foundation for securing ...
... poor printer , nor of New York alone ; it is the best cause the cause of liberty . Every man who prefers freedom to a life of sla- very will bless and honor you as men who , by an impartial verdict , lay a noble foundation for securing ...
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... Poor Richard's Almanac . " It had an annual sale of about ten thousand copies , and proved quite a profitable undertaking . Considering it a useful means of conveying instruction to the common people , he filled every available corner ...
... Poor Richard's Almanac . " It had an annual sale of about ten thousand copies , and proved quite a profitable undertaking . Considering it a useful means of conveying instruction to the common people , he filled every available corner ...
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... poor . 2d . Colleges for a middle degree of instruc- tion , calculated for the common purposes of life , and such as would be desirable for all who were in easy circumstances . And 3d . An ultimate grade for teaching the sciences gen ...
... poor . 2d . Colleges for a middle degree of instruc- tion , calculated for the common purposes of life , and such as would be desirable for all who were in easy circumstances . And 3d . An ultimate grade for teaching the sciences gen ...
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... poor - will , a Poem , " " American Melodies , " and , in conjunction with Willis , " The Prose and Poetry of Europe and America . " " Wood- man , Spare that Tree " is his most popular piece . NATHANIEL P. WILLIS ( 1806–1867 ) . Editor ...
... poor - will , a Poem , " " American Melodies , " and , in conjunction with Willis , " The Prose and Poetry of Europe and America . " " Wood- man , Spare that Tree " is his most popular piece . NATHANIEL P. WILLIS ( 1806–1867 ) . Editor ...
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