Essays and Treatises on Several Subjects, Band 1T. Cadell, 1784 - 527 Seiten |
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... manner , like other EUROPEAN princes ; and leave other fources of honour , befide his smile and favour : Birth , titles , poffeffions , valour , integrity , knowledge , or great and fortunate atchievements . In the former fpecies of ...
... manner , like other EUROPEAN princes ; and leave other fources of honour , befide his smile and favour : Birth , titles , poffeffions , valour , integrity , knowledge , or great and fortunate atchievements . In the former fpecies of ...
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... manners and customs have inftilled little humanity or justice into the tempers of men . The moft illuftrious period of the ROMAN hiftory , confidered in a political view , is that between the beginning of the firft and end of the laft ...
... manners and customs have inftilled little humanity or justice into the tempers of men . The moft illuftrious period of the ROMAN hiftory , confidered in a political view , is that between the beginning of the firft and end of the laft ...
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... manner on the king , and had none of the members any property but from his gift , would not he command all their refolutions , and be from that moment abfolute ? As to the house of lords , they are a very powerful support to the Crown ...
... manner on the king , and had none of the members any property but from his gift , would not he command all their refolutions , and be from that moment abfolute ? As to the house of lords , they are a very powerful support to the Crown ...
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... manner . Real factions may be divided into those from intereft , from principle , and from affection . Of all factions , the firft are the most reasonable , and the most excufable . Where two orders of men , such as the nobles and ...
... manner . Real factions may be divided into those from intereft , from principle , and from affection . Of all factions , the firft are the most reasonable , and the most excufable . Where two orders of men , such as the nobles and ...
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... the term , which denotes either our approbation or blame , we are commonly more influenced by comparison than by any fixed unalterable standard in the nature of things . things . In like manner , quantity , and extenfion 84 ESSAY XI .
... the term , which denotes either our approbation or blame , we are commonly more influenced by comparison than by any fixed unalterable standard in the nature of things . things . In like manner , quantity , and extenfion 84 ESSAY XI .
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abfolute affigned againſt alfo almoſt alſo ancient arife arts ATHENS authority becauſe befides cafe caufes cauſes CICERO circumftances commerce common compariſon confent confequence confider confiderable conftitution defire DEMOSTHENES DIODORUS SICULUS efteemed encreaſe eſpecially eſtabliſhed factions fame fays fcarcely fciences fecurity feems fenate fenfe fenfible fentiments fhall fhould fince firft fituation flaves fociety fome foon fovereign fpecies fpirit ftate ftill fubject fuch fufficient fuperior fuppofed fupport fure GAUL greateſt GREECE happineſs hiftory himſelf houſe human impoffible induſtry inftance intereft itſelf labour laws leaft leaſt lefs liberty magiftrates mankind meaſure ment moft monarchy moſt muft muſt nation nature neceffary neceffity neighbouring never obferve oppofite orators paffion perfon philofophical pleaſe pleaſure PLUTARCH poffeffed POLYBIUS prefent preferve prince principles purpoſe raiſed reafon refined reprefentatives requifite ROMAN ROME ſeems ſmall ſtate ſtill STRABO ſuch tafte thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe tion univerfal uſe whofe