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1768. January 30th. Saturday Night. -

[1768-01-30]
To what Object, are my Views ...

Monday Morning [18 May]

Docno: DJA01d453

Author: JA
Date: 1767-05-18
A fine Sun and Air.
Cushing at Barnstable said to me—happy is he whom other Mens Errors, render wise.1—Otis by getting into the general Court, has lost his Business.—Felix quern faciunt aliena Pericula cautum—other Mens Dangers, Errors, Miscarriages, Mistakes, Misfortunes.
 
1. From neither the punctuation nor the substance of this paragraph is it possible to tell where Judge Cushing’s direct discourse ends, but most likely it ends here.
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