The Works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of Essays, Humorous, Moral, and Literary, with His LifeS. Andrus and Son, 1847 - 304 Seiten |
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... slavery , the relief of free negroes unlawfully held in bondage , and the improvement of the condition of the African race . Of each of these Dr. Franklin was president . The labors of these bodies have been crowned with great success ...
... slavery , the relief of free negroes unlawfully held in bondage , and the improvement of the condition of the African race . Of each of these Dr. Franklin was president . The labors of these bodies have been crowned with great success ...
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... slavery . This pretended African speech was an excellent parody of one delivered by Mr. Jackson of Geor- gia . All the arguments urged in favor of negro slavery , are applied with equal force to justify the plundering and enslaving of ...
... slavery . This pretended African speech was an excellent parody of one delivered by Mr. Jackson of Geor- gia . All the arguments urged in favor of negro slavery , are applied with equal force to justify the plundering and enslaving of ...
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... slaves , it is evidently only the dreadful means of increasing those calamities which afflict human nature . One is astonished to think on the number of vessels and men who are daily exposed in going to bring tea from Chi- It is derived ...
... slaves , it is evidently only the dreadful means of increasing those calamities which afflict human nature . One is astonished to think on the number of vessels and men who are daily exposed in going to bring tea from Chi- It is derived ...
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... slavery ; when he saw a bit of sugar , he could not help im agining it to be covered with spots of human blood . But , had he added to these considerations the wars which we carry on against one another , to take and retake the islands ...
... slavery ; when he saw a bit of sugar , he could not help im agining it to be covered with spots of human blood . But , had he added to these considerations the wars which we carry on against one another , to take and retake the islands ...
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... slavery , or attempting to mend the condition of slaves , it put me in mind of a similar speech , made about one hundred years since , by Sidi Mahomet Ibrahim , a member of the divan of Algiers , which may be seen in Martin's account of ...
... slavery , or attempting to mend the condition of slaves , it put me in mind of a similar speech , made about one hundred years since , by Sidi Mahomet Ibrahim , a member of the divan of Algiers , which may be seen in Martin's account of ...
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