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Page 11
Considering , I say , the vast army headed by this conqueror , whose unwieldy
weight was almost alone sufficient to wear down its strength , it will be far from
excess to suppose that one half was lost in the expedition . If this was the state of
the ...
Considering , I say , the vast army headed by this conqueror , whose unwieldy
weight was almost alone sufficient to wear down its strength , it will be far from
excess to suppose that one half was lost in the expedition . If this was the state of
the ...
Page 12
But I am content to detract from this , and to suppose that the Indians lost only half
so much , and then the account stands thus : In this war alone , ( for Semiramis
had other wars , ) in this single reign , and in this one spot of the globe , did three
...
But I am content to detract from this , and to suppose that the Indians lost only half
so much , and then the account stands thus : In this war alone , ( for Semiramis
had other wars , ) in this single reign , and in this one spot of the globe , did three
...
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But suppose we were inclined to make the most ample concessions ; let us
concede Athens , Rome , Carthage , and two or three more of the ancient , and as
many of the modern , commonwealths , to have been , or to be , free and happy ,
and ...
But suppose we were inclined to make the most ample concessions ; let us
concede Athens , Rome , Carthage , and two or three more of the ancient , and as
many of the modern , commonwealths , to have been , or to be , free and happy ,
and ...
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I suppose that there are in Great Britain upwards of an hundred thousand people
employed in lead , tin , iron , copper , and coal mines ; these unhappy wretches
scarce ever see the light of the sun ; they are buried in the bowels of the earth ...
I suppose that there are in Great Britain upwards of an hundred thousand people
employed in lead , tin , iron , copper , and coal mines ; these unhappy wretches
scarce ever see the light of the sun ; they are buried in the bowels of the earth ...
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We do and we must suppose , that as the conformation of their organs are nearly
or altogether the same in all men , so the manner of perceiving external objects is
| in all men the same , or with little difference . We are satisfied that what ...
We do and we must suppose , that as the conformation of their organs are nearly
or altogether the same in all men , so the manner of perceiving external objects is
| in all men the same , or with little difference . We are satisfied that what ...
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