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Oh! quand j'aurais une langue de fer,
Toujours parlant jene pourrais suffire,
Mon cher lecteur, à te nombrer et dire
Combien de saints on rencontre en enfer.
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― La Pucelle; Or, the Maid of Orléans: A Poem, in XXI Cantos. Volume 1 of 2.
― La Pucelle; Or, the Maid of Orléans: A Poem, in XXI Cantos. Volume 1 of 2.
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When the clergy addressed General Washington on his departure from the government, it was observed in their consultation that he had never on any occasion said a word to the public which showed a belief in the Christian religion and they thought they should so pen their address as to force him at length to declare publicly whether he was a Christian or not. They did so. However [Dr. Rush] observed the old fox was too cunning for them. He answered every article of their address particularly excep
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― The Complete Anas of Thomas Jefferson
― The Complete Anas of Thomas Jefferson