The Citizen of Nature: In Series of Letters from an American Indian in London to His Friend at Home |
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... wishes , besought me to be- come his companion ; offering an asylum in his own dwelling , and to point out much that would be novel and striking to a stranger , in the institutions of his countrymen . Such a temptation was irresistible ...
... wishes , besought me to be- come his companion ; offering an asylum in his own dwelling , and to point out much that would be novel and striking to a stranger , in the institutions of his countrymen . Such a temptation was irresistible ...
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... wish to assume au- thority over your mind , to fashion your no- tions by my own ; that would be a vile usur- pation , at which my nature recoils . You possess free agency , see and judge for yourself : all I can do , will be to assist ...
... wish to assume au- thority over your mind , to fashion your no- tions by my own ; that would be a vile usur- pation , at which my nature recoils . You possess free agency , see and judge for yourself : all I can do , will be to assist ...
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... wishes he would feel , if left to himself , as " Unity . " But place him in con- tact with numbers of his genus , and his exist- ence assumes a widely different character ; then , his powers and latent capabilities are drawn into play ...
... wishes he would feel , if left to himself , as " Unity . " But place him in con- tact with numbers of his genus , and his exist- ence assumes a widely different character ; then , his powers and latent capabilities are drawn into play ...
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... wishes to - morrow , if not to - day , or next week , next month , next year , at least at some indefinite period , before the termination of their career of existence ? " - " No , " said L- " they are not happy , nor will they attain ...
... wishes to - morrow , if not to - day , or next week , next month , next year , at least at some indefinite period , before the termination of their career of existence ? " - " No , " said L- " they are not happy , nor will they attain ...
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... wish- ing to continue the conversation on this topic . " It is indeed , " said L , " it is like every other function of Nature , wonderful and beau- tiful : I own , I delight in looking at a person stretched in refreshing slumber . Did ...
... wish- ing to continue the conversation on this topic . " It is indeed , " said L , " it is like every other function of Nature , wonderful and beau- tiful : I own , I delight in looking at a person stretched in refreshing slumber . Did ...
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