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... philosopher , when his gouty shoes were stolen , only wished that they might fit the thief as well as they fitted himself ; and for my own part I shall be contented , if my book shall prove just as lucrative to Mr. Bell , as it has been ...
... philosopher , when his gouty shoes were stolen , only wished that they might fit the thief as well as they fitted himself ; and for my own part I shall be contented , if my book shall prove just as lucrative to Mr. Bell , as it has been ...
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... philosopher has impressed on all his works the seal of genius ; and his posthumous compositions became even popular ; he who had with difficulty escaped excommunication by Presbyters , left the world after his death two volumes of ...
... philosopher has impressed on all his works the seal of genius ; and his posthumous compositions became even popular ; he who had with difficulty escaped excommunication by Presbyters , left the world after his death two volumes of ...
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... philosopher of the utmost probity and benevolence . If he [ Smith ] had been more a man of address and of the world , he might perhaps have given a ply to the Duke's fine mind , which was much better when left to its own energy ...
... philosopher of the utmost probity and benevolence . If he [ Smith ] had been more a man of address and of the world , he might perhaps have given a ply to the Duke's fine mind , which was much better when left to its own energy ...
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Charles Wells Moulton. but for his own glory in having sent an eminent Scottish philosopher to travel with the Duke . - CARLYLE , ALEXANDER , 1753-56-1860 , Autobiography , p . 226 . Sir , I was once in company with Smith , and we did ...
Charles Wells Moulton. but for his own glory in having sent an eminent Scottish philosopher to travel with the Duke . - CARLYLE , ALEXANDER , 1753-56-1860 , Autobiography , p . 226 . Sir , I was once in company with Smith , and we did ...
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... Philosophers of the Time of George III . , pp . 197 , 200 , 201 . In a history of Scotch philosophy it would become us to notice the " Theory of Moral Sentiments " of Hume's illustrious friend , Adam Smith . Even in such a history , a ...
... Philosophers of the Time of George III . , pp . 197 , 200 , 201 . In a history of Scotch philosophy it would become us to notice the " Theory of Moral Sentiments " of Hume's illustrious friend , Adam Smith . Even in such a history , a ...
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