CollectionsFor the statement above quoted, also for full bibliographical information regarding this publication, and for the contents of the volumes [1st ser.] v. 1- 7th series, v. 5, cf. Griffin, Bibl. of Amer. hist. society. 2d edition, 1907, p. 346-360. |
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TH HEIR games are of two sorts , private and publick . Private , and sometimes publick , -a game like unto the English cards ; yet , instead of cards , they play with strong rushes . Secondly , they have a kind of dice , which are ...
TH HEIR games are of two sorts , private and publick . Private , and sometimes publick , -a game like unto the English cards ; yet , instead of cards , they play with strong rushes . Secondly , they have a kind of dice , which are ...
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Spinning wheels were then the hobby horses of the publick . The females of the town , rich and poor , appeared on the Common with their wheels , and vied with each other in the dexterity of using them . A larger concourse of people was ...
Spinning wheels were then the hobby horses of the publick . The females of the town , rich and poor , appeared on the Common with their wheels , and vied with each other in the dexterity of using them . A larger concourse of people was ...
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As this manufacture increases the revenue , it may so far be considered as beneficial to the publick . It is a truth however , that a publick benefit may , by an improper use of it , be converted to a publick evil .
As this manufacture increases the revenue , it may so far be considered as beneficial to the publick . It is a truth however , that a publick benefit may , by an improper use of it , be converted to a publick evil .
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| Title | Collections Collections, Massachusetts Historical Society |
| Author | Massachusetts Historical Society |
| Publisher | Massachusetts Historical Society., 1810 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 23 Nov 2005 |
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