A Compendium of American Literature: Chronologically Arranged, with Biographical Sketches of the Authors and Selections from Their WorksParry & McMillan, 1859 - 784 sider |
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... soon made Governor of Pennsylvania , and then elected delegate to the Federal Convention of 1787 , for framing the Con- stitution of the United States ; and in the discussions upon it he bore a distin- guished part . After the ...
... soon made Governor of Pennsylvania , and then elected delegate to the Federal Convention of 1787 , for framing the Con- stitution of the United States ; and in the discussions upon it he bore a distin- guished part . After the ...
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... soon to enter upon a new sphere of duty . Becoming an American the moment he landed upon our shores , he was selected by the citizens of New Jersey , in 1776 , as a delegate to the immortal Congress that promulgated the Declaration of ...
... soon to enter upon a new sphere of duty . Becoming an American the moment he landed upon our shores , he was selected by the citizens of New Jersey , in 1776 , as a delegate to the immortal Congress that promulgated the Declaration of ...
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... soon became extensive ; and it was soon seen that he was one to whom his fellow- citizens might confidently look as a champion of their rights against the encroach- ments and assumptions of the Crown . In 1769 , he was chairman of the ...
... soon became extensive ; and it was soon seen that he was one to whom his fellow- citizens might confidently look as a champion of their rights against the encroach- ments and assumptions of the Crown . In 1769 , he was chairman of the ...
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... Soon after , he entered , as a student of law , the office of John Dickinson , and in two years was admitted to the bar . He first settled in Reading , but soon removed to Carlisle , where he became quite eminent as a counsellor , and ...
... Soon after , he entered , as a student of law , the office of John Dickinson , and in two years was admitted to the bar . He first settled in Reading , but soon removed to Carlisle , where he became quite eminent as a counsellor , and ...
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... soon lead to intemperance and drunkenness . 2. The use of Tobacco , more especially in smoking , disposes to idleness , and idleness has been considered as the root of all evil . " An idle man's brain , " says the celebrated and ...
... soon lead to intemperance and drunkenness . 2. The use of Tobacco , more especially in smoking , disposes to idleness , and idleness has been considered as the root of all evil . " An idle man's brain , " says the celebrated and ...
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