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... laws , however , no family lives in greater comfort and abun- dance . Mr. Hay's house is large enough to make a respectable figure any where , though it lacks as yet the beautifying aid of the paint- brush . His barn would make a hotel ...
... laws , however , no family lives in greater comfort and abun- dance . Mr. Hay's house is large enough to make a respectable figure any where , though it lacks as yet the beautifying aid of the paint- brush . His barn would make a hotel ...
Page 63
... laws of modern liberty . " MILTON . “ GENTLEMEN , ” said the orator , taking off his hat and waving it in a courteous and inviting manner , while he wiped his brow with a faded cotton handkerchief ; " Gentle- men ! may I beg your ...
... laws of modern liberty . " MILTON . “ GENTLEMEN , ” said the orator , taking off his hat and waving it in a courteous and inviting manner , while he wiped his brow with a faded cotton handkerchief ; " Gentle- men ! may I beg your ...
Page 65
... What is the use of having the privilege of making laws if we can't make them to suit ourselves ? We might as well be a territory again , instead of a sovereign state , VOL . II . F if we are a - going to legislate to favour FOREST LIFE .
... What is the use of having the privilege of making laws if we can't make them to suit ourselves ? We might as well be a territory again , instead of a sovereign state , VOL . II . F if we are a - going to legislate to favour FOREST LIFE .
Page 66
... laws , don't we help him too ? Isn't it as broad as it's long ? " A murmur of applause . " Then as to honesty , when'll you find an honest man if not among the people ? and such measures are on purpose to relieve the people . The ...
... laws , don't we help him too ? Isn't it as broad as it's long ? " A murmur of applause . " Then as to honesty , when'll you find an honest man if not among the people ? and such measures are on purpose to relieve the people . The ...
Page 67
... laws , till nobody knows what the law is . That's a pretty principle , to be sure ! What do we have a legislature for , I should be glad to know , if not to make laws ? Do we pay them two dollars and fifty cents a - day to sit still and ...
... laws , till nobody knows what the law is . That's a pretty principle , to be sure ! What do we have a legislature for , I should be glad to know , if not to make laws ? Do we pay them two dollars and fifty cents a - day to sit still and ...
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