The History of Pennsylvania in North America, from the Original Institution and Settlement of that Province Under the First Proprietor and Governor, William Penn, in 1681, Till After the Year 1742: With an Introduction Respecting the Life of W. Penn, Prior to the Grant of the Province, and the Religious Society of the People Called Quakers : with the First Rise of the Neighbouring Colonies, More Particularly of West-New-Jersey, and the Settlement of the Dutch and Swedes on Delaware : to which is Added a Brief Description of the Said Province and of the General States in which it Flourished, Principally Between the Years 1760 and 1770 : the Whole Including a Variety of Things, Useful and Interesting to be Known, Respecting that Country in Early Time, &c. : with an AppendixZachariah Poulson, Junior, number eighty, Chesnut-Street, 1797 - Delaware |
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... ( which is capable of bearing only a certain propor- tion of it ) as the extreme of adversity ; and that the effects of plenty , pride and ambition , in the it one one , have been , and thence may still be 6 Preface dedicatory .
... ( which is capable of bearing only a certain propor- tion of it ) as the extreme of adversity ; and that the effects of plenty , pride and ambition , in the it one one , have been , and thence may still be 6 Preface dedicatory .
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... tion of youth , in its different branches ; with a just and vigorous magiftracy , or government , and good order ; of which he was ever the firm friend and fupporter , not to fay , the reformer , or impro- ver , of it , for the benefit ...
... tion of youth , in its different branches ; with a just and vigorous magiftracy , or government , and good order ; of which he was ever the firm friend and fupporter , not to fay , the reformer , or impro- ver , of it , for the benefit ...
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... tion of ratural and civil rights , and religious pri- vileges , with the glorious effects , have rifen out of oppreffion , perfecution and bigotry : -But , as the abuse of the former has always introduced the latter , fooner or later ...
... tion of ratural and civil rights , and religious pri- vileges , with the glorious effects , have rifen out of oppreffion , perfecution and bigotry : -But , as the abuse of the former has always introduced the latter , fooner or later ...
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... tion more than human ! -Adverfity , which refines men , and renders them more fit to benefit the hu- man race , is a frequent concomitant of worthy minds ; and apparent fuccefs doth not always imme- diately attend noble and just designs ...
... tion more than human ! -Adverfity , which refines men , and renders them more fit to benefit the hu- man race , is a frequent concomitant of worthy minds ; and apparent fuccefs doth not always imme- diately attend noble and just designs ...
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... tion he was knighted by king Charles the fecond , and became a peculiar favorite of James , duke of York ; whofe friendfhip , favor and benevolence were , after his death , continued to his fon ; which , Popple af in a particular manner ...
... tion he was knighted by king Charles the fecond , and became a peculiar favorite of James , duke of York ; whofe friendfhip , favor and benevolence were , after his death , continued to his fon ; which , Popple af in a particular manner ...
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