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To: philman_36

No. You say, for example, that you think it’s clear what races Franklin is talking about when he says tawny and swarthy ... well, what races?? Which race is “swarthy”??


173 posted on 02/12/2012 11:13:57 AM PST by edge919
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To: edge919
...well, what races?? Which race is “swarthy”??

Christ, man, Franklin's words are right there in front of your face!
And in Europe, the Spaniards, Italians, French, Russians and Swedes, are generally of what we call a swarthy Complexion; as are the Germans also, the Saxons only excepted...

175 posted on 02/12/2012 11:22:20 AM PST by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty, and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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