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A View of Universal History, from the Creation to the Present Time ... - Page 53
by John Adams - 1795
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The Annual Register of World Events: A Review of the Year, Volume 20

Edmund Burke - History - 1794 - 610 pages
...their own good fortune, that wherever there is the leaft probability of fuccefs, too great a fhare of it is apt to go to them of its own accord." But in the Spanilh colonies, government is fludious to cherifh a fpirit which it ihould have laboured to depreft,...
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Annual Register, Volume 20

Edmund Burke - History - 1779 - 734 pages
...in their own good fortune, that wherever there is the lead probability of fuccefs, too great a ihare of it is apt to go. to them of its own accord." But in the Spaniih colonies, government is itudious to cherilh a fpirit which it ihould have laboured to deprefs,...
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The History of America, Volume 3

William Robertson - America - 1780 - 586 pages
...their own good fortune, that <c wherever there is the leaft probability of " fuccefs, too great a fhare of it is apt to go to " them of its own accord m." But in the Spanifh colonies, government is ftudious to cherifh a fpirit which it fhould have laboured...
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The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and ..., Volume 20

History - 1794 - 614 pages
...their own good fortune, that wherever there is the lealt probability of fuccefs, too gieat a {hare of it is apt to go to them of its own accord." But in the Spa-, nifh colonies, government u iladious to cherifh a fpirit which it mould have laboured to deprefs,...
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The History of America, Volume 4

William Robertson - America - 1800 - 456 pages
...leaft probability of " fuccefs, too great a fhare of it is apt to go to " them of its own accord m." But in the Spanifh colonies, government is ftudious to cherifh a fpirit which it fhpuld have laboured to deprefs, and, by the fanction of its approbation, augments that inconfiderate...
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The History of America, Volume 4

William Robertson - America - 1803 - 416 pages
...their own good fortune, that wherever there " is the least probability of success, too great " a share of it is apt to go to them of its " own accord."* But in the Spanish colonies, government is studious to cherish a spirit which it should have labored to depress,...
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Annual Register of World Events, Volume 20

History - 1805 - 608 pages
...their own good fortune, that wherever there is the least prohability of success, too great a share of it is apt to go to them of its own accord." But in the Spanish colonies, government is studious in cherish a spirit which it should have laboured to depress,...
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The Works of Adam Smith: The nature and causes of the wealth of nations

Adam Smith - Economics - 1811 - 852 pages
...their own good fortune, that wherever there is the leaft probability of fuccels, too great a lhare of it is apt to go to them of its own accord. But though the judgment of fober reafon and experience concerning fuch projects has always been extremely...
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The History of America: In which is Included, The History of ..., Volume 2

William Robertson - 1811 - 502 pages
...their own good " fortune, that wherever there is the least probability " of success, too great a share of it is apt to go to them " of its own, accord [»?]•" But m rhe Spanish colonies, government is studious to cherish a spirit which it should have laboured to...
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The Works of William Robertson, D. D...: To which is Prefixed an ..., Volume 9

William Robertson, Dugald Stewart - History - 1821 - 454 pages
...their own good fortune, that wherever there is the " least probability of success, too great a share of " it is apt to go to them of its own accord™." But in the Spanish colonies, government is studious to cherish a spirit which it should have laboured to depress,...
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