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BIGELoW's LIFE OF FRANKLIN.

BIGELOW's LIFE OF FRANKLIN.
The Life OF BenJamine Franklin. Written
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POLITICAL ETHICS.
By Francis Iirbrr, LID. Author of"Clvil
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HAzLITT's LIFE OF NAPOLEON.
The Life OF Napolran Bonaparte. BY
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