Essays and Treatises on Several Subjects, Band 1T. Cadell, 1784 - 527 Seiten |
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... greater or lefs relish for those obvious beauties , which ftrike the fenfes , depends entirely upon the greater or lefs fenfibility of the temper : But with regard to the fciences and liberal arts , a fine tafte is , in fome measure ...
... greater or lefs relish for those obvious beauties , which ftrike the fenfes , depends entirely upon the greater or lefs fenfibility of the temper : But with regard to the fciences and liberal arts , a fine tafte is , in fome measure ...
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... greater part of men . You will feldom find that mere men of the world , whatever ftrong sense they may be endowed with , are very nice in distinguishing characters , or in marking thofe infenfible differences and gradations , which make ...
... greater part of men . You will feldom find that mere men of the world , whatever ftrong sense they may be endowed with , are very nice in distinguishing characters , or in marking thofe infenfible differences and gradations , which make ...
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... greater ftability , than what they receive from the cafual humours and characters of particular men . · It is true ; thofe who maintain , that the goodness of all government confifts in the goodness of the adminiftra- tion , may cite ...
... greater ftability , than what they receive from the cafual humours and characters of particular men . · It is true ; thofe who maintain , that the goodness of all government confifts in the goodness of the adminiftra- tion , may cite ...
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... greater incon- veniencies than in the latter , and fuch as are founded on caufes and principles eternal and immutable . The fill- ing of the throne , in fuch a government , is a point of too great and too general intereft , not to ...
... greater incon- veniencies than in the latter , and fuch as are founded on caufes and principles eternal and immutable . The fill- ing of the throne , in fuch a government , is a point of too great and too general intereft , not to ...
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... greater contradiction in the frame of the human mind than the present . When men act in a faction , they are apt , without fhame or remorfe , to neglect all the ties of honour and morality , in order to ferve their party ; and yet ...
... greater contradiction in the frame of the human mind than the present . When men act in a faction , they are apt , without fhame or remorfe , to neglect all the ties of honour and morality , in order to ferve their party ; and yet ...
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