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con added several characters , and fententious aphorisms fuited to the occasion ,
which were easily circulated , and as easily committed to memory ; and being
exceedingly expressive , they had all the force of a great many arguments .
con added several characters , and fententious aphorisms fuited to the occasion ,
which were easily circulated , and as easily committed to memory ; and being
exceedingly expressive , they had all the force of a great many arguments .
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Demagogues may on a particular occasion , mislead fome unthinking people ,
but it requires more than is in the power of any human address , to lead a
continent , unless they have fome rational principle to proceed upon . It is a very
common ...
Demagogues may on a particular occasion , mislead fome unthinking people ,
but it requires more than is in the power of any human address , to lead a
continent , unless they have fome rational principle to proceed upon . It is a very
common ...
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Were they to change situations , neither the one nor the other would incline to
have such treatment as they on this occasion were disposed to give each other .
Upon the principles of nature and reason , the colonists main arguments cannot
be ...
Were they to change situations , neither the one nor the other would incline to
have such treatment as they on this occasion were disposed to give each other .
Upon the principles of nature and reason , the colonists main arguments cannot
be ...
Page 75
These are a few of the arguments on both fides , on this occasion , and it will be
allowed by all who are clear of prejudice , that the ministry had the better in this
dispute . " Justice , found policy , clemency , and humanity were united in their ...
These are a few of the arguments on both fides , on this occasion , and it will be
allowed by all who are clear of prejudice , that the ministry had the better in this
dispute . " Justice , found policy , clemency , and humanity were united in their ...
Page 184
Both the right and propriety of taxing the colonists , were warmly disputed , and
the arguments made use of , were much the same with those that have been
already mentioned in the case of repealing the stamp act , which , on this
occasion ...
Both the right and propriety of taxing the colonists , were warmly disputed , and
the arguments made use of , were much the same with those that have been
already mentioned in the case of repealing the stamp act , which , on this
occasion ...
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| Title | An Impartial History of the Present War in America: Containing an Account of Its Rise and Progress, the Political Springs Thereof with Its Various Successes and Disappointments on Both Sides, Volume 1 An Impartial History of the Present War in America: Containing an Account of Its Rise and Progress, the Political Springs Thereof with Its Various Successes and Disappointments on Both Sides, James Murray Eighteenth century collections online |
| Author | James Murray |
| Publisher | Robson, 1780 |
| Original from | the Bavarian State Library |
| Digitized | 20 Apr 2012 |
| Length | 575 pages |
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