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... thought nevertheless it came to passe by our meanes , & that we in using such speeches unto them , did but dissemble the matter , and therefore came unto us to give us thankes in their maner , that although we satisfied them not in ...
... thought nevertheless it came to passe by our meanes , & that we in using such speeches unto them , did but dissemble the matter , and therefore came unto us to give us thankes in their maner , that although we satisfied them not in ...
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... thought might most tend to our preservation . This way of government we agreed must necessarily reside in one , to avoid disputes , and variety of con- tradictory humours , which would render our deliverance the more impracticable ; and ...
... thought might most tend to our preservation . This way of government we agreed must necessarily reside in one , to avoid disputes , and variety of con- tradictory humours , which would render our deliverance the more impracticable ; and ...
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... thought I would try and light a fire , but to my consternation I had not a match , and I finally abandoned myself to my fate . It was a desolate , if not despairing , feeling that I experienced . My mind was filled , not only with my ...
... thought I would try and light a fire , but to my consternation I had not a match , and I finally abandoned myself to my fate . It was a desolate , if not despairing , feeling that I experienced . My mind was filled , not only with my ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 13 |
GEORGE MASON 17251792 | 17 |
JOHN RANDOLPH 17731833 | 19 |
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