An Essay on Man: In Four Epistles to Henry St. John, Lord BolingbrokeDorr, Howland; Charles A. Mirick, printer, 1839 - 48 Seiten |
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... form'd so weak , so little , and so blind ? First , if thou canst , the harder reason guess , Why form'd no weaker , blinder , and no less ! Ask of thy mother earth , why oaks are made Taller or stronger than the weeds they shade ? Or ...
... form'd so weak , so little , and so blind ? First , if thou canst , the harder reason guess , Why form'd no weaker , blinder , and no less ! Ask of thy mother earth , why oaks are made Taller or stronger than the weeds they shade ? Or ...
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... forms , Who heaves old ocean , and who wings the storms , Pours fierce ambition on a Cæsar's mind , Or turns young Ammon loose to scourge mankind ? From pride , from pride , our very reas'ning springs ; Account for moral , as for nat ...
... forms , Who heaves old ocean , and who wings the storms , Pours fierce ambition on a Cæsar's mind , Or turns young Ammon loose to scourge mankind ? From pride , from pride , our very reas'ning springs ; Account for moral , as for nat ...
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... Form'd but to check , delib'rate , and advise . Self - love , still stronger , as its object's nigh ; Reason's at distance , and in prospect lie : That sees immediate good , by present sense ; Reason , the future , and the consequence ...
... Form'd but to check , delib'rate , and advise . Self - love , still stronger , as its object's nigh ; Reason's at distance , and in prospect lie : That sees immediate good , by present sense ; Reason , the future , and the consequence ...
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... forms of society , 176.— Origin of political societies , 196. Origin of monarchy , 207 . Patriarchal government , 212. Origin of true religion , and government , from the same principle of love , 231. Origin of superstition and tyranny ...
... forms of society , 176.— Origin of political societies , 196. Origin of monarchy , 207 . Patriarchal government , 212. Origin of true religion , and government , from the same principle of love , 231. Origin of superstition and tyranny ...
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... forms the phalanx , and who points the way ? III . God , in the nature of each being , founds 105 Its proper bliss , and sets its proper bounds : But as he fram'd the whole , the whole to bless , 110 On mutual wants build mutual ...
... forms the phalanx , and who points the way ? III . God , in the nature of each being , founds 105 Its proper bliss , and sets its proper bounds : But as he fram'd the whole , the whole to bless , 110 On mutual wants build mutual ...
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