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Page 105
... good man , by the great Jehovah , is pure and unalloy- ed . The different kinds , so called by men of the world , like the coin in circulation , range from the legal alloy , ignorant , and bogus men . 9 down to the 14 HONOR . 105.
... good man , by the great Jehovah , is pure and unalloy- ed . The different kinds , so called by men of the world , like the coin in circulation , range from the legal alloy , ignorant , and bogus men . 9 down to the 14 HONOR . 105.
Page 106
... called , The Hon . Mr. whilst the man in low life , decoyed from the path of duty and rectitude , by some rum - selling shark , a man killer and soul destroyer , would be arraigned before an alderman , and fined for getting drunk , for ...
... called , The Hon . Mr. whilst the man in low life , decoyed from the path of duty and rectitude , by some rum - selling shark , a man killer and soul destroyer , would be arraigned before an alderman , and fined for getting drunk , for ...
Page 118
... called to office by your country , then will be time enough to enter the thorny arena of public service . By its briars and bram- bles , you will get sufficiently lacerated , should you en- ter at a late period . Are you a scoffer at ...
... called to office by your country , then will be time enough to enter the thorny arena of public service . By its briars and bram- bles , you will get sufficiently lacerated , should you en- ter at a late period . Are you a scoffer at ...
Page 129
... called , nor always clearly learned from books . That knowledge is of most importance , that leads us in the shortest road to truth . This is the kind that best answers the old defi- nition of the term , Knowledge is power . Small ...
... called , nor always clearly learned from books . That knowledge is of most importance , that leads us in the shortest road to truth . This is the kind that best answers the old defi- nition of the term , Knowledge is power . Small ...
Page 168
... called in the afternoon of a day , for four quarts of soup . She was reminded that she had been served in the morning- " True , " said she- " but sure , haven't I taken four boarders since ? " Another cause of increasing Pauperism is ...
... called in the afternoon of a day , for four quarts of soup . She was reminded that she had been served in the morning- " True , " said she- " but sure , haven't I taken four boarders since ? " Another cause of increasing Pauperism is ...
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