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... frauds by certain and abundant scru- tiny . Nostrums , astrologers , pedagogues , demagogues , quack doctors , pettifogging lawyers , corrupt and ignorant judges , to which add dram - shops , monopolies , and gambling , have defiled the ...
... frauds by certain and abundant scru- tiny . Nostrums , astrologers , pedagogues , demagogues , quack doctors , pettifogging lawyers , corrupt and ignorant judges , to which add dram - shops , monopolies , and gambling , have defiled the ...
Page 31
... fraud of supporting colleges for the education of the poor , and to be told by these very paupers and their in- fatuated advocates , that the door is open for all children to walk into and be taught . It is an artful subterfuge for ...
... fraud of supporting colleges for the education of the poor , and to be told by these very paupers and their in- fatuated advocates , that the door is open for all children to walk into and be taught . It is an artful subterfuge for ...
Page 32
... fraud upon the public . If a boy has genius and is taught how to read and write , he will not be held in . His mind will vault up into the spheres of knowledge . He will acquire learning without being made a pauper to obtain it . There ...
... fraud upon the public . If a boy has genius and is taught how to read and write , he will not be held in . His mind will vault up into the spheres of knowledge . He will acquire learning without being made a pauper to obtain it . There ...
Page 48
... fraud , and violence . To supply these impending personal necessities is a formida- ble and appalling work , from which the heart shrinks back . with fear and distrust , and to embark upon which , with any reasonable prospect of ...
... fraud , and violence . To supply these impending personal necessities is a formida- ble and appalling work , from which the heart shrinks back . with fear and distrust , and to embark upon which , with any reasonable prospect of ...
Page 53
... fraud , or obtained by bounty . If by trick or fraud , the act is criminal ; the perpetrator is a swindler , and forfeits to the public his personal liberty , and is thereby rendered liable to its custody and control . If his support is ...
... fraud , or obtained by bounty . If by trick or fraud , the act is criminal ; the perpetrator is a swindler , and forfeits to the public his personal liberty , and is thereby rendered liable to its custody and control . If his support is ...
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