The Works of Adam Smith: Considerations concerning the formation of languages. Essays on philosophical subjects. Account of the life and writings of Dr. SmithT. Cadell, 1811 |
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... reasons , cannot be reprefented by any prepofitions . These are the nominative , accufative , and vocative cafes . In thofe modern languages , which do not admit of any fuch variety in the terminations of their nouns fubftantive , the ...
... reasons , cannot be reprefented by any prepofitions . These are the nominative , accufative , and vocative cafes . In thofe modern languages , which do not admit of any fuch variety in the terminations of their nouns fubftantive , the ...
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... reason , vary its ter- mination , according as the event was intended to be affirmed of the firft , fecond , or third perfons plural ; and what is expreffed by the English phrafes , we came , ye came , they came , would be denoted by ...
... reason , vary its ter- mination , according as the event was intended to be affirmed of the firft , fecond , or third perfons plural ; and what is expreffed by the English phrafes , we came , ye came , they came , would be denoted by ...
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... reason , or of that attention to other things which our fituation or our duty requires . How much we dread the effects of the more violent paffions , when they come fuddenly upon the mind , appears from those prepara- tions which all ...
... reason , or of that attention to other things which our fituation or our duty requires . How much we dread the effects of the more violent paffions , when they come fuddenly upon the mind , appears from those prepara- tions which all ...
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... appear altogether inco- herent and disjointed , unless fome fuch events be supposed : and this for no other reason , but because fuch orders of fucceffion are familiar to II . SEC T. to the one , and strange HISTORY OF ASTRONOMY . 77.
... appear altogether inco- herent and disjointed , unless fome fuch events be supposed : and this for no other reason , but because fuch orders of fucceffion are familiar to II . SEC T. to the one , and strange HISTORY OF ASTRONOMY . 77.
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... reason , not long after the days of Ariftotle , was invented by Apollonius , which was afterwards per fected by Hipparchus , and has fince been delivered down to us by Ptolemy , the more artificial fyftem of Eccentric Spheres and ...
... reason , not long after the days of Ariftotle , was invented by Apollonius , which was afterwards per fected by Hipparchus , and has fince been delivered down to us by Ptolemy , the more artificial fyftem of Eccentric Spheres and ...
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abſtract aftronomers agreeable almoſt ancient appear Ariftotle becauſe body cafe caufes compofed confequence confiderable confifted Copernicus correfpondent diftinct diftinguiſhed diſcovered diſtance doctrine eafily Earth Effence Engliſh eſtabliſhed excited exiſtence expreffion exprefs faid fame manner fcience fecond feel feems fenfation fenfe fenfible fentiments feparate fhall fhould fimple firft firſt fituation fociety folid fome fomething fometimes foon fpecies ftate ftill fubftance fubject fucceffion fuch fufficient fuggeft fuperior fuppofed fyftem fyllable greateſt himſelf Hipparchus imagination imitation inftrumental intereft itſelf laft language laſt leaſt lefs meaſure moft moral moſt motion Mufic muft muſt nature neceffarily neceffary obfervations object occafion oppofite paffion particular perfon philofophers Planets Plato pleaſure poffible prefent prepofitions principles Ptolemy publiſhed purpoſe qualities reafon refemblance refifting refpect reft reprefent SECT ſeems Smith ſpecific ſtill ſyſtem taſte thefe themſelves theſe things thofe thoſe tion Tycho Brahe underſtanding univerfal uſe verfe vifible Wealth of Nations whofe words
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