An Enquiry Into the Morals of the AncientsA. Bettesworth & C. Hitch, 1737 |
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... ( fays Mr. Addifon , in his 213th Spectator ) I generally confider , how " I may recommend the particular Virtue which ... fay of the Immorality and Wickedness of Mankind ; I believe History and Experience will but too much confirm what I ...
... ( fays Mr. Addifon , in his 213th Spectator ) I generally confider , how " I may recommend the particular Virtue which ... fay of the Immorality and Wickedness of Mankind ; I believe History and Experience will but too much confirm what I ...
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... ( fays he ) two oppofite Parties contending in Domitius's Breaft , who confidered this horrid Offer in different ... fay they , does the Christian System produce more perfect and more amiable in Appearance ? This I willingly grant ; for it ...
... ( fays he ) two oppofite Parties contending in Domitius's Breaft , who confidered this horrid Offer in different ... fay they , does the Christian System produce more perfect and more amiable in Appearance ? This I willingly grant ; for it ...
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... ( fays he ) be- tween Enemies in those Days , what must it have been between Perfons in the Commerce of Friendship ? By which , however , he feems to confefs , that the Romans were , in his Time , dege- rated , in that Particular at least ...
... ( fays he ) be- tween Enemies in those Days , what must it have been between Perfons in the Commerce of Friendship ? By which , however , he feems to confefs , that the Romans were , in his Time , dege- rated , in that Particular at least ...
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... fays Plutarch , truly Royal , and al- most Divine ; far beyond any other that has been given to the greatest Princes , or vainly affumed by them ! THERE is a very remarkable Paffage in Hiftory , which puts Ariftides and all his Fellow ...
... fays Plutarch , truly Royal , and al- most Divine ; far beyond any other that has been given to the greatest Princes , or vainly affumed by them ! THERE is a very remarkable Paffage in Hiftory , which puts Ariftides and all his Fellow ...
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... fays of him , he does not make it his Endeavour to appear juft , but takes true Care to be fo ; as foon as the Actor came to that Expreffion , the whole Audience turned to Ariftides , and unanimoufly applied that fine Character to him ...
... fays of him , he does not make it his Endeavour to appear juft , but takes true Care to be fo ; as foon as the Actor came to that Expreffion , the whole Audience turned to Ariftides , and unanimoufly applied that fine Character to him ...
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abfolutely Actions Affection Affembly againſt alfo almoſt amongſt Ancients Ariftides Artabazanes Athenians Athens becauſe befides beſt Cafe Carthaginians Cato Caufe Cauſe Chriftian Cicero Confequence confult Corellia Country Cuſtom Defign Defire Deity Difpofition endeavour Enemies eſtabliſhed faid fame fays feems fent ferve feveral fhall fhew fhew'd fhewn fhort fhould fince firft firſt fome foon fpeaking Friend Friendſhip ftill ftrong fuch fure Glory greateſt Greatnefs Greece Greeks Heathens Hiftory himſelf Honour Inftance itſelf juft Juftice laft laſt leaft leaſt lefs Love Lycurgus Magnanimity Mankind Maſter Maxim meaſure moft Morals moſt muft muſt Nations Nature neceffary noble Number obferve Occafion Paffions Perfians Perfon Philofophers Phocion Plut Plutarch poffible prefent publick Purpoſe Reader Reaſon Refpect Religion Republick Romans Rome Senfe Sentiments ſhall Soul Sparta ſtill Syftem Syracufe take notice thefe Themistocles themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe Treatife true Underſtanding uſeful Valerius Maximus Virtue whofe World