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... authorities of that state and our own , when a Dutch colony . These records throw much light on our affairs at that period , and the Society acknowledge with pleasure , their obligations to the zeal by which they were procured . Dr ...
... authorities of that state and our own , when a Dutch colony . These records throw much light on our affairs at that period , and the Society acknowledge with pleasure , their obligations to the zeal by which they were procured . Dr ...
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... authority . That form of government which God himself had es- tablished ; that code of laws which God himself had pro- mulgated ; those institutions which infinite wisdom had provided , in special relation to the climate , soil , and si ...
... authority . That form of government which God himself had es- tablished ; that code of laws which God himself had pro- mulgated ; those institutions which infinite wisdom had provided , in special relation to the climate , soil , and si ...
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... authority for their own emolument , they betray their trust . They take bribes . They sell statutes and decrees . They sell honour and office . They sell their conscience . They sell their country . By this vile traffic they become ...
... authority for their own emolument , they betray their trust . They take bribes . They sell statutes and decrees . They sell honour and office . They sell their conscience . They sell their country . By this vile traffic they become ...
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... authority as regards strict historical accuracy . From them it has passed without contradiction into many our recent biographical compilations . " of This charge bears such strong marks of improbability upon the very face of it , and is ...
... authority as regards strict historical accuracy . From them it has passed without contradiction into many our recent biographical compilations . " of This charge bears such strong marks of improbability upon the very face of it , and is ...
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... authority , in support of his accu- sation . Whenever the historical inquirer can thus efface the stains which time or malice has left upon the fame of the wise and good , he effects many of the grandest objects of history . He strips ...
... authority , in support of his accu- sation . Whenever the historical inquirer can thus efface the stains which time or malice has left upon the fame of the wise and good , he effects many of the grandest objects of history . He strips ...
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