Essays and Treatises on Several Subjects: essays, moral, political and literary, Band 1Bell & Bradfute, 1825 - 544 Seiten |
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... supposed invested with a public character , otherwise the public esteem will serve him in no stead , nor will his virtue have any influence beyond a narrow sphere . A government may endure for several ages , though the balance of power ...
... supposed invested with a public character , otherwise the public esteem will serve him in no stead , nor will his virtue have any influence beyond a narrow sphere . A government may endure for several ages , though the balance of power ...
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... supposed , that as the Lower House repre- sents all the commons of Great Britain , its weight in the scale is proportioned to the property and power of all whom it represents . But this principle must not be re- ceived as absolutely ...
... supposed , that as the Lower House repre- sents all the commons of Great Britain , its weight in the scale is proportioned to the property and power of all whom it represents . But this principle must not be re- ceived as absolutely ...
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... supposed a knave , and to have no other end , in all his actions , than private interest . By this interest we must govern him , and , by means of it , make him , not- withstanding his insatiable avarice and ambition , co - ope- rate to ...
... supposed a knave , and to have no other end , in all his actions , than private interest . By this interest we must govern him , and , by means of it , make him , not- withstanding his insatiable avarice and ambition , co - ope- rate to ...
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... supposed illapses of the spirit , and to inspiration from above . - Hope , pride , presumption , a warm imagi- nation , together with ignorance , are , therefore , the true sources of Enthusiasm . These two species of false religion ...
... supposed illapses of the spirit , and to inspiration from above . - Hope , pride , presumption , a warm imagi- nation , together with ignorance , are , therefore , the true sources of Enthusiasm . These two species of false religion ...
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... supposed more favoured by the Divinity . To him the superstitious en- trust their devotions : To his care they recommend their prayers , petitions , and sacrifices : And by his means , they hope to render their addresses acceptable to ...
... supposed more favoured by the Divinity . To him the superstitious en- trust their devotions : To his care they recommend their prayers , petitions , and sacrifices : And by his means , they hope to render their addresses acceptable to ...
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