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Virginia Reports: Jefferson--33 Grattan, 1730-1880 - Page 312
1903
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Memoir, Correspondence, and Miscellanies: From the Papers of ..., Volume 1

Thomas Jefferson - 1820 - 486 pages
...You never knew when you were clear of him, but were harrassed by his perseverance, until the patience was worn down of all who had less of it than himself....amiable and pleasant of companions, which ensured a favorable reception to whatever came from him. Finding that the general principle of entails could...
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Memoirs, correspondence and private papers of Thomas Jefferson, ed. by T.J ...

Thomas Jefferson - 1829 - 984 pages
...You never knew when you were clear of him, but were harassed by his perseverance, until the patience was worn down of all who had less of it than himself....general principle of entails could not be maintained, he took his stand on an amendment which he proposed, instead of an absolute abolition, to permit the tenant...
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Memoirs, Correspondence, and Private Papers of Thomas Jefferson ..., Volume 1

Thomas Jefferson - 1829 - 486 pages
...You never knew when you were clear of him, but were harassed by his perseverance, until the patience was worn down of all who had less of it than himself....principle of entails could not be maintained , he took his stand on an amendment which he proposed, instead of an absolute abolition, to permit the tenant...
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Memoirs, Correspondence, and Private Papers of Thomas Jefferson ..., Volume 1

Thomas Jefferson - 1829 - 510 pages
...You never knew when you were clear of him, but were harassed by his perseverance, until the patience was worn down of all who had less of it than himself....general principle of entails could not be maintained, he took his stand on an amendment which he proposed, instead of an absolute abolition, to permit the tenant...
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Memoir, Correspondence, and Miscellanies from the Papers of T ..., Volumes 1-2

Thomas Jefferson - 1829 - 990 pages
...You never knew when you were clear of him, but were harrassed by his perseverance, until the patience was worn down of all who had less of it than himself....amiable and pleasant of companions, which ensured a favorable reception to whatever came from him. Finding that the general principle of entails could...
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Sketches of the Life, Writings, and Opinions of Thomas Jefferson: With ...

B. L. Rayner - 1832 - 982 pages
...You never knew when you were clear of him, but were harassed by his perseverance, until the patience was worn down of all who had less of it than himself....amiable and pleasant of companions, which ensured a favorable reception to whatever came from him." Our detail of the public and official services of Mr....
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Sketches of the Life, Writings, and Opinions of Thomas Jefferson: With ...

B. L. Rayner - 1832 - 568 pages
...when you were clear of him, but were harassed by his perseverance, until the patience was worn down ol all who had less of it than himself. Add to this,...amiable and pleasant of companions, which ensured a favorable reception to whatever came from him." Our detail of the public and official services of Mr....
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The Life of Thomas Jefferson: Author of the Declaration of Independence, and ...

William Linn - 1834 - 282 pages
...You never knew when you were deaf of him, but were harassed by his perseverance, until the patience was worn down of all who had less of it than himself.—...general principle of entails could not be maintained, he took his stand on an amendment which he proposed, instead of an absolute abolition, to permit the tenant...
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American Quarterly Review, Volume 6

Robert Walsh - 1829 - 554 pages
...You never knew when you were clear of him, but were harassed by his perseverance, until the patience was worn down of all who had less of it than himself....benevolent of men, the kindest friend, the most amiable and plearant of companions, which ensured a favourable reception to whatever came from him." • « •...
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The Life of Thomas Jefferson, Third President of the United States ..., Volume 1

George Tucker - 1837 - 588 pages
...after bearing testimony of his high intellectual powers, and his unrivalled dexterity in debate, adds, that he was "one of the most virtuous and benevolent of men." The difference between Mr. Pendleton and Mr. Jefferson, was between a bold, sanguine, uncompromising temper,...
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