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Essays on Peace & War: Which First Appeared in the Christian Mirror, Printed ... - Page 182
by William Ladd - 1827 - 279 pages
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Works of the Late Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of Memoirs of His Early Life

Benjamin Franklin - American literature - 1810 - 292 pages
...than the whole amount of goods taken. Then there is the national lossof all the labour of se many men during the time they have been employed in robbing...drunkenness, and debauchery ; lose their habits of inidustry ; are rarely fit for any sober business after a peace, and serve only to increase the number...
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The Essays, Humourous, Moral and Literary: Of the Late Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin - American essays - 1811 - 196 pages
...i the whole amount of goods taken. Then there is the national loss of all the labour of so many men during the time they have been employed in robbing ; who besides spend . J what they get in riot, drunkenness and debauchery ; lose their habits of industry ; are.rarely...
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The Works of the Late Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of His Life Written ...

Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1815 - 336 pages
...than the whole amount of goods taken. Then there is the national loss of all the labour of so many men during the time they have been employed in robbing...of industry ; are rarely fit for any sober business alter a peace, and serve only to increase the number of highwaymen and house-breakers. Even the undertakers...
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The Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal

Books - 1817 - 576 pages
...than the whole amount of goods taken. Then there is the national loss of all the labour of so many men during the time they have been employed in robbing...their habits of industry, are rarely fit for any sober busmess after a peace, and serve only to increase the number of highwaymen and housebreakers. Even...
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Nye engelsk Chrestomathie tilligemed en kort Grammatik til Brug for de høere ...

Hwiding - 1817 - 412 pages
...besides spend what they get, in riot, drunkenness, and dehauchery; lose their hahits of intfnMry;.' are rarely fit for any sober business after a peace,...serve only to increase the number of highwaymen and honsebreakers. Even the undertakers who Jiave been fortunate, are, by sudden wealth; led into expensive...
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Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Benjamin Franklin ...

Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1818 - 462 pages
...the whole •mount of goods taken. Then there is the national loss of all the labor of so many men during the time they have been employed in robbing; who besides spend what they get in hot, drunkenness, and debauchery, lose their habits of industry, are rarely fit for any sober business...
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Essays and Letters, Volumes 1-2

Benjamin Franklin - American essays - 1820 - 360 pages
...the whole amount of goods taken. Then, there is the national loss of all the labour of so many men during the time they have been employed in robbing,...besides spend what they get in riot, drunkenness, and debanchery, lose their habits of industry, are rarely fit for any sober business after a peace, and...
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The British Prose Writers...: Dr. B. Franklin's essays

British prose literature - 1821 - 356 pages
...the whole amount of goods taken. Then, there is the national loss of all the labour of so many men during the time they have been employed in robbing,...besides spend what they get in riot, drunkenness, and debanchery, lose their habits of industry, are rarely fit for any sober business after a peace, and...
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The Life of the Late Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Written by Himself ; Together ...

Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1823 - 310 pages
...than the whole amount of goods taken. Then there is the national loss of all the labour of so many men during the time they have been employed - in robbing...of industry ; are rarely fit for any sober business afterja peace, and serve only to increase the number of hignwaymen and house-breakers. Even the undertakers...
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The Life of Benjamin Franklin: Including a Sketch of the Rise and Progress ...

United States - 1826 - 440 pages
...than the whole amount of goods taken. Then there is the national loss of all the labour of so many men during the time they have been employed in, robbing'...housebreakers. Even the, undertakers who have been (brtunate, are by sudden wealth led into expensive living, the habit of which continues when the means...
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