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Page 36
... equal . N extenfive contemplation of human affairs will lead us to this conclufion , that among the dif- ferent conditions and ranks of men , the balance of hap- piness is preserved in a great measure equal ; and that the high and the ...
... equal . N extenfive contemplation of human affairs will lead us to this conclufion , that among the dif- ferent conditions and ranks of men , the balance of hap- piness is preserved in a great measure equal ; and that the high and the ...
Page 38
... equal , and they were natives of the two most celebrated cities in the world ; for AL- cander was of Athens , Septimius came from Rome . In this ftate of harmony they lived for fome time together , when Alcander , after paffing the ...
... equal , and they were natives of the two most celebrated cities in the world ; for AL- cander was of Athens , Septimius came from Rome . In this ftate of harmony they lived for fome time together , when Alcander , after paffing the ...
Page 53
... equal and uninterrupted fteadinefs ; for , befide the difficulties of the way , they were continually folicited to turn afide by a numerous crowd of Appetites , Paffions and Pleasures , whofe im- portunity , when they had once complied ...
... equal and uninterrupted fteadinefs ; for , befide the difficulties of the way , they were continually folicited to turn afide by a numerous crowd of Appetites , Paffions and Pleasures , whofe im- portunity , when they had once complied ...
Page 83
... equal right to enjoy it . God has been pleased to create numberless animals intended for our fuftenance ; and that they are fo in- tended , the agreeable flavour of their flesh to our palates , and the wholesome nutriment which it ...
... equal right to enjoy it . God has been pleased to create numberless animals intended for our fuftenance ; and that they are fo in- tended , the agreeable flavour of their flesh to our palates , and the wholesome nutriment which it ...
Page 88
... equal to his will . The man who is fitted out by nature , and fent into the world with great abilities , is capable of doing great good or mischief in it . It ought therefore to be the care of education , to infufe into the untainted ...
... equal to his will . The man who is fitted out by nature , and fent into the world with great abilities , is capable of doing great good or mischief in it . It ought therefore to be the care of education , to infufe into the untainted ...
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