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" tis an amusement in this silent country and a continual exercise of our patience and economy. Another thing My Lord, that recommends this country very much: we sit securely under our vines and our fig trees without any danger to our property. We have... "
The Orrery Papers - Page 61
edited by - 1903
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Knowledge Is Power: The Diffusion of Information in Early America, 1700-1865

Richard D. Brown - 1991 - 385 pages
...in a kind of independance on every one, but Providence. . . . Another thing my Lord, that recommends this country very much, we sit securely under our vines, and our fig-trees without any danger to our property. . . . we have no such trades carried on amongst us, as...
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Jefferson's Pillow: The Founding Fathers and the Dilemma of Black Patriotism

Roger W. Wilkins - 2002 - 188 pages
...continual exercise of ourpatience and economy. . . . Another thing my Lord, that recommends this country much, we sit securely under our vines, and our fig...have neither publick robbers nor private. which your Lordship will think very strange when we have needy governours, and pilfering convicts sent over among...
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