Essays and Treatises on Several Subjects: essays, moral, political and literary, Band 1Bell & Bradfute, 1825 - 544 Seiten |
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... regard to the sciences and liberal arts , a fine taste is , in some measure , the same with strong sense , or at least depends so much upon that they are inseparable . In order to judge aright of a composition of genius , there are so ...
... regard to the sciences and liberal arts , a fine taste is , in some measure , the same with strong sense , or at least depends so much upon that they are inseparable . In order to judge aright of a composition of genius , there are so ...
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... regard to the Ro- mans under the emperors , that they neither could bear to- tal slavery nor total liberty , Nec totam servitutem , nec totam libertatem pati possunt . This remark a celebrated poet has translated and applied to the ...
... regard to the Ro- mans under the emperors , that they neither could bear to- tal slavery nor total liberty , Nec totam servitutem , nec totam libertatem pati possunt . This remark a celebrated poet has translated and applied to the ...
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... quam inops Italia , quam imbellis urbana plebs , nihil validum in exercitibus , nisi quod externum cogitarent.Tacit . Ann . lib . iii . d Lib . i . cap . 72 . There is an observation of Machiavel , with regard to 18 ESSAY III .
... quam inops Italia , quam imbellis urbana plebs , nihil validum in exercitibus , nisi quod externum cogitarent.Tacit . Ann . lib . iii . d Lib . i . cap . 72 . There is an observation of Machiavel , with regard to 18 ESSAY III .
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... regard to the conquests of Alexander the Great , which , I think , may be regarded as one of those eternal political truths , which no time nor accidents can vary . It may seem strange , says that politician , that such sudden conquests ...
... regard to the conquests of Alexander the Great , which , I think , may be regarded as one of those eternal political truths , which no time nor accidents can vary . It may seem strange , says that politician , that such sudden conquests ...
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... regard to friendship and desert , merits the severest blame ; and a man who is only susceptible of friendship , without public spirit , or a regard to the community , is deficient in the most mate- rial part of virtue ... But this is a ...
... regard to friendship and desert , merits the severest blame ; and a man who is only susceptible of friendship , without public spirit , or a regard to the community , is deficient in the most mate- rial part of virtue ... But this is a ...
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