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Page 25
... possession of the several countries they inhabited , the sacred historian has not informed us . It is , however , natural to suppose , that their respective situations did not take place from chance , but from mature deliberation ; and ...
... possession of the several countries they inhabited , the sacred historian has not informed us . It is , however , natural to suppose , that their respective situations did not take place from chance , but from mature deliberation ; and ...
Page 147
... possessed , at different periods , the direction of the most considerable courts in Europe . They mingled in all affairs ... possession ac- cordingly , of a large and fertile province in the southern continent of America , and reigned as ...
... possessed , at different periods , the direction of the most considerable courts in Europe . They mingled in all affairs ... possession ac- cordingly , of a large and fertile province in the southern continent of America , and reigned as ...
Page 333
... possession of things not imme- diately necessary for the support of life ; gold and silver were things of no value among them . They had never made use of those metals , except such pieces as they had accidentally found , and used ...
... possession of things not imme- diately necessary for the support of life ; gold and silver were things of no value among them . They had never made use of those metals , except such pieces as they had accidentally found , and used ...
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