The Four Ages; Together with Essays on Various SubjectsCadell and Davies, 1798 - 454 страница |
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... existence . † Selfishness- As this quality is strongest in the foli- tary savage , and is nearly extinguished in the last state of society , we must suppose it to be very powerful in the Iron - Age , and in fact we find it fo . Savages ...
... existence . † Selfishness- As this quality is strongest in the foli- tary savage , and is nearly extinguished in the last state of society , we must suppose it to be very powerful in the Iron - Age , and in fact we find it fo . Savages ...
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... existence and virtue of which are believed by thousands , who do not deferve the honour of living in the pre- sent state of society . War and fuperftition furnish the prin- cipal events of their history.— As the elegant arts ...
... existence and virtue of which are believed by thousands , who do not deferve the honour of living in the pre- sent state of society . War and fuperftition furnish the prin- cipal events of their history.— As the elegant arts ...
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... existence . What the legislature thought in the times of James the first , is clear by the Act against Witch- craft - there is nothing furprising in this -it is but one circumstance out of many which D 2 18 which mark the fuperftition ...
... existence . What the legislature thought in the times of James the first , is clear by the Act against Witch- craft - there is nothing furprising in this -it is but one circumstance out of many which D 2 18 which mark the fuperftition ...
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... existence of the Georgium Sidus § as their prede- ceffors . What Virgilius , furnamed Solivagus , a native of Ireland , and Bishop of Saltzburg , in the 8th cen- tury , ventured to affert the heretical doctrine of the Antipodes , and of ...
... existence of the Georgium Sidus § as their prede- ceffors . What Virgilius , furnamed Solivagus , a native of Ireland , and Bishop of Saltzburg , in the 8th cen- tury , ventured to affert the heretical doctrine of the Antipodes , and of ...
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... existence of the various Airs has of late much engaged our attention — they ( together with electricity ) have been ap- plied to medical purposes , but not with fuch fuccefs as to obtain univerfal appro- bation . From this very flight ...
... existence of the various Airs has of late much engaged our attention — they ( together with electricity ) have been ap- plied to medical purposes , but not with fuch fuccefs as to obtain univerfal appro- bation . From this very flight ...
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Æneid alfo alſo arife artiſt becauſe beſt Brazen-Age cauſe circumſtances confequence confidered converfation courſe cuſtom defire deſtroyed effect Epitaph eſtabliſhed exift exiſtence expreffed faid fame fays feems fenfation fhall fhew fhort firft firſt fociety fome fomething fometimes foon fource fpeaking ftate ftill fubject fublime fuch fufficient fuperior fuppofe furely furniſh genius Gothic Gothic Architecture greateſt himſelf hiſtorical honour houſe idea increaſed inftances inftrument inſtead Iron-Age Johnſon juſt laft laſt leaſt lefs liberty meaſure ment modern moſt mufic muft muſic muſt myſelf nature neceffary never obferved occafion ourſelves paffages painting perfection perfons perhaps pleaſure poffeffed poffeffion Pope preſent principle produced progrefs purpoſe reaſon replied reſemblance reſt ſay ſcarce Schâh ſcience ſeems ſeen ſhall ſhould Silver-Age ſome ſpeak ſtate ſtill ſtyle ſuch ſuppoſe taſte thefe themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe thou Timur tion ture ufual uſe Voltaire whofe wiſh worfe Zadib
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