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I have aimed to present simple axioms and short propositions , calculated to
rouse the mental powers of my readers ; and induce them to examine ; impartially
, faithfully , and minutely ; the vast circuit , the reaching powers , the lofty desires ...
I have aimed to present simple axioms and short propositions , calculated to
rouse the mental powers of my readers ; and induce them to examine ; impartially
, faithfully , and minutely ; the vast circuit , the reaching powers , the lofty desires ...
Page 130
Prussia , from A. D. 802 , to the present time , has had fifty - nine . Spain , from
A. D. 858 , to the present time , has had seventy - seven . Sweden , from A. D. 825
, to the present time , has had forty - eight . In the year A. D. 1699 , subdivisions ...
Prussia , from A. D. 802 , to the present time , has had fifty - nine . Spain , from
A. D. 858 , to the present time , has had seventy - seven . Sweden , from A. D. 825
, to the present time , has had forty - eight . In the year A. D. 1699 , subdivisions ...
Page 176
The political discussions of the present day , are seldom characterized by reason
, logic , courtesy , or common sense . This is an evil that editors can , and should
correct . They can give a harmonious , or a discordant tone to society . But few of
...
The political discussions of the present day , are seldom characterized by reason
, logic , courtesy , or common sense . This is an evil that editors can , and should
correct . They can give a harmonious , or a discordant tone to society . But few of
...
Page 182
... and move in fashionable circles , because they can keep up appearances , by
swindling the industrious , under the present wide - spread system of promise
making and breaking . These are the favored children of fashion , a kind
reciprocity ...
... and move in fashionable circles , because they can keep up appearances , by
swindling the industrious , under the present wide - spread system of promise
making and breaking . These are the favored children of fashion , a kind
reciprocity ...
Page 271
I am aware the present large quantity gives employment to lawyers , justices ,
juries , legislators , paper - makers , and printers ; rather a problematical
recommendation . Let us endeavor to keep our tongues with all diligence ,
remembering ...
I am aware the present large quantity gives employment to lawyers , justices ,
juries , legislators , paper - makers , and printers ; rather a problematical
recommendation . Let us endeavor to keep our tongues with all diligence ,
remembering ...
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| Title | The Moral Probe: Or, One Hundred and Two Essays on the Nature of Men and Things |
| Author | Levi Carroll Judson |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | L.C. Judson, 1849 |
| Original from | University of Chicago |
| Digitized | 19 Nov 2015 |
| Length | 336 pages |
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