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... better adapted to pub- lic convenience . Such errors of the press as have been discov- ered in it are here rectified ; in other respects it is faithfully followed . As the activity of the author's mind , and the lively interest which he ...
... better adapted to pub- lic convenience . Such errors of the press as have been discov- ered in it are here rectified ; in other respects it is faithfully followed . As the activity of the author's mind , and the lively interest which he ...
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... better than a beast ? Do they think to enforce the practice of virtue , by denying that vice and virtue are distinguished by good or ill fortune here , or by happiness or misery hereafter ? Do they imagine they shall increase our piety ...
... better than a beast ? Do they think to enforce the practice of virtue , by denying that vice and virtue are distinguished by good or ill fortune here , or by happiness or misery hereafter ? Do they imagine they shall increase our piety ...
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... better than foolishness . There is an air of plausibility which accompanies vulgar reasonings and notions taken from the beaten circle of ordinary experience , that is admirably suited to the narrow capacities of some , and to the ...
... better than foolishness . There is an air of plausibility which accompanies vulgar reasonings and notions taken from the beaten circle of ordinary experience , that is admirably suited to the narrow capacities of some , and to the ...
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... better men ; it is this : They argue against a fair discussion of popular prejudices , because , say they , though they would be found without any reasonable support , ` yet the discovery might be productive of the most dangerous ...
... better men ; it is this : They argue against a fair discussion of popular prejudices , because , say they , though they would be found without any reasonable support , ` yet the discovery might be productive of the most dangerous ...
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... better ; all principle of honest pride , all sense of the dignity of their nature , is lost in their slavery . The day , says Homer , which makes man a slave , takes away half his worth ; and in fact , he loses every impulse to action ...
... better ; all principle of honest pride , all sense of the dignity of their nature , is lost in their slavery . The day , says Homer , which makes man a slave , takes away half his worth ; and in fact , he loses every impulse to action ...
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