Observations on the opinions of several writers on various historical, political, and metaphysical questions1817 |
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... relation signified by the epithet is always one , viz . the existence of a quality in the ebject to which it is applied ; as of folly in a man . Other relations may be denoted by the adjective ; as the indication of folly in the " 1 ...
... relation signified by the epithet is always one , viz . the existence of a quality in the ebject to which it is applied ; as of folly in a man . Other relations may be denoted by the adjective ; as the indication of folly in the " 1 ...
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... relations , is able to make every thing bend to his will , and beat down every attempt at resistance . Such a steady compressive force is the grand desideratum ; wherever it is withdrawn , rebellion lifts her crimsoned banner , and ...
... relations , is able to make every thing bend to his will , and beat down every attempt at resistance . Such a steady compressive force is the grand desideratum ; wherever it is withdrawn , rebellion lifts her crimsoned banner , and ...
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... relations of peace and war ; or even among those who have long held such na " comme ils ont tous oté ce mien , et tien à l ' égard des fonds de terre , et " de la propriété des possessions , qui est le fondement de tout ce qu'il ya " de ...
... relations of peace and war ; or even among those who have long held such na " comme ils ont tous oté ce mien , et tien à l ' égard des fonds de terre , et " de la propriété des possessions , qui est le fondement de tout ce qu'il ya " de ...
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... relations whose signs are carefully attended to , for now the truth depends on the immutable relations of number and quantity , and it is sufficient that the letters suggest ideas of something susceptible of such relations . The result ...
... relations whose signs are carefully attended to , for now the truth depends on the immutable relations of number and quantity , and it is sufficient that the letters suggest ideas of something susceptible of such relations . The result ...
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... relations peculiar to themselves . The several parties in imaginary law cases are generally distinguished by letters ... relations common to all men ; but we do attach to them abstract ideas of human beings susceptible of all these ...
... relations peculiar to themselves . The several parties in imaginary law cases are generally distinguished by letters ... relations common to all men ; but we do attach to them abstract ideas of human beings susceptible of all these ...
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Página 305 - tis true, this god did shake : His coward lips did from their colour fly, And that same eye whose bend doth awe the world Did lose his lustre : I did hear him groan : Ay, and that tongue of his that bade the Romans Mark him and write his speeches in their books, Alas, it cried ' Give me some drink, Titinius,
Página 221 - Is it not monstrous, that this player here, But in a fiction, in a dream of passion, Could force his soul so to his own conceit, That, from her working, all his visage wann'd; Tears in his eyes, distraction in's aspect, A broken voice, and his whole function suiting With forms to his conceit?
Página 223 - I answer, this extraordinary effect proceeds from that very eloquence with which the melancholy scene is represented. The genius required to paint objects in a lively manner, the art employed in collecting all the pathetic circumstances, the judgment displayed in disposing them ; the exercise, I say, of these noble talents, together with the force of expression and beauty of oratorial numbers, diffuse the highest satisfaction on the audience, and excite the most delightful movements.
Página 280 - I think myself happy, king Agrippa, because I shall answer for myself this day before thee touching all the things whereof I am accused of the Jews, 3 especially because I know thee to be expert in all customs and questions which are among the Jews: wherefore I beseech thee to hear me patiently.
Página 263 - You mean to say that the errors of Grammarians have arisen from supposing all words to be immediately either the signs of things or the signs of ideas; whereas in fact many words are merely abbreviations employed for dispatch, and are the signs of other words.
Página 163 - ... not be a single period when the mass of the people could be said to be free from distress, either directly or indirectly, for want of food.
Página 222 - He, who in earnest studies o'er his part, Will find true nature cling about his heart. The modes of grief are not included all In the white handkerchief and mournful drawl ; A single look more marks the internal woe, Than all the windings of the lengthen'd Oh.
Página 237 - ... discovered; and the more time a man is obliged to spend in ascertaining what his predecessors have already established, the less he will have to bestow in adding to its amount. The time, however, is of less consequence; but the habits of mind that are formed by walking patiently, humbly, and passively in the paths that have been traced by others, are the very habits that disqualify us for vigorous and independent excursions of our own.
Página 236 - More knowledge they prob'ably will have,-*-as we have undoubtedly more knowledge than our ancestors had two hundred years ago ; but for vigour of understanding, or pleasure in the exercise of it, we must beg leave to demur. The more there is already known, the less there remains to be discovered ; and the more time a man is obliged to spend in ascertaining what his predecessors have already established, the less he will have to bestow in adding to its amount. The time, however, is of less consequence...
Página 190 - ... in which though a particular quantity be marked by each letter, yet to proceed right it is not requisite that in every step each letter suggest to your thoughts, that particular quantity it was appointed to stand for.