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... manner , and the foundation of every virtue , and of all government , sapped with great art and much ingenuity . What advantage do we derive from such writings ? What delight can a man find in employing a capacity which might be ...
... manner , and the foundation of every virtue , and of all government , sapped with great art and much ingenuity . What advantage do we derive from such writings ? What delight can a man find in employing a capacity which might be ...
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... manner , and in a style above the common , they cannot want a number of admirers of as much docility as can be wished for in disciples . To these the editor of the following little piece has addressed it : there is no reason to conceal ...
... manner , and in a style above the common , they cannot want a number of admirers of as much docility as can be wished for in disciples . To these the editor of the following little piece has addressed it : there is no reason to conceal ...
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... manner , merely by the occasional will of the magis- trate . This form , as it is the most simple , so it is infinitely the most general . Scarce any part of the world is ex- empted from its power . And in those few places where men ...
... manner , merely by the occasional will of the magis- trate . This form , as it is the most simple , so it is infinitely the most general . Scarce any part of the world is ex- empted from its power . And in those few places where men ...
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... manner did this philosopher comfort him for the loss of such a man , and heal his conscience , flagrant with the smart of such a crime ? You have the matter at length in Plutarch . He told him , " that let a sovereign do what he will ...
... manner did this philosopher comfort him for the loss of such a man , and heal his conscience , flagrant with the smart of such a crime ? You have the matter at length in Plutarch . He told him , " that let a sovereign do what he will ...
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... manner . They consider their subjects as the farmer does the hog he keeps to feast upon . He holds him fast in his stye , but allows him to wallow as much as he pleases in his beloved filth and gluttony . So scandalously debauched a ...
... manner . They consider their subjects as the farmer does the hog he keeps to feast upon . He holds him fast in his stye , but allows him to wallow as much as he pleases in his beloved filth and gluttony . So scandalously debauched a ...
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