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... Rush earnestly urged him to do so , he made the reply " It be- comes us to act with prudence ; " to which Dr. Rush warmly retorted that " Prudence where honor is con- cerned is a rascally virtue . " But reflection caused President ...
... Rush earnestly urged him to do so , he made the reply " It be- comes us to act with prudence ; " to which Dr. Rush warmly retorted that " Prudence where honor is con- cerned is a rascally virtue . " But reflection caused President ...
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... Rush to induce him to withdraw his opposition . In a letter to Dr. Rush written in April , 1783 , he announced that while the peti- tions for a charter would meet with no further impedi- ment from him , his opinion was not in the least ...
... Rush to induce him to withdraw his opposition . In a letter to Dr. Rush written in April , 1783 , he announced that while the peti- tions for a charter would meet with no further impedi- ment from him , his opinion was not in the least ...
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... Rush M. D. ( 1786- 1869 ) , third son of Dr. Benjamin Rush , a large part of the latter's papers and correspondence is preserved in forty - four handsomely bound folio volumes . The por- tion relating to Dickinson College fills volumes ...
... Rush M. D. ( 1786- 1869 ) , third son of Dr. Benjamin Rush , a large part of the latter's papers and correspondence is preserved in forty - four handsomely bound folio volumes . The por- tion relating to Dickinson College fills volumes ...
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