Essays and Treatises on Several Subjects: essays, moral, political and literary, Band 1Bell & Bradfute, 1825 - 544 Seiten |
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... perhaps I have gone too far , in saying that a cul- tivated taste for the polite arts extinguishes the passions , and renders us indifferent to those objects , which are so fondly pursued by the rest of mankind . On farther re- flection ...
... perhaps I have gone too far , in saying that a cul- tivated taste for the polite arts extinguishes the passions , and renders us indifferent to those objects , which are so fondly pursued by the rest of mankind . On farther re- flection ...
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... a watchful eye over the encroachments and violence of the ministers . From these causes it pro- ceeds , that there is as much liberty , and even , perhaps , li- centiousness in Great Britain , as there were formerly sla- 10 ESSAY II .
... a watchful eye over the encroachments and violence of the ministers . From these causes it pro- ceeds , that there is as much liberty , and even , perhaps , li- centiousness in Great Britain , as there were formerly sla- 10 ESSAY II .
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... though it be difficult , perhaps impossible , to propose a suitable remedy for it , is one of the evils attend- ing those mixed forms of government . ESSAY III . THAT POLITICS MAY BE REDUCED TO A LIBERTY OF THE PRESS . 11.
... though it be difficult , perhaps impossible , to propose a suitable remedy for it , is one of the evils attend- ing those mixed forms of government . ESSAY III . THAT POLITICS MAY BE REDUCED TO A LIBERTY OF THE PRESS . 11.
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... perhaps the surest way of producing moderation in every party , is to increase our zeal for the public . Let us there- a T. Livii , lib . viii . cap . 18 . L'Aigle contre l'Aigle , Romains contre Romains , Combatans seulement pour le ...
... perhaps the surest way of producing moderation in every party , is to increase our zeal for the public . Let us there- a T. Livii , lib . viii . cap . 18 . L'Aigle contre l'Aigle , Romains contre Romains , Combatans seulement pour le ...
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... perhaps , to a republic of no in- convenient form . For though the people , collected in a body like the Roman tribes , be quite unfit for govern- ment , yet when dispersed in small bodies , they are more susceptible both of reason and ...
... perhaps , to a republic of no in- convenient form . For though the people , collected in a body like the Roman tribes , be quite unfit for govern- ment , yet when dispersed in small bodies , they are more susceptible both of reason and ...
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