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... by somebody else ; the numbers he has been the means of destroying have been reckoned at 1,200,000 . But to give your Lordship an idea that may serve as a standard , by by which to measure , in some degree , the NATURAL SOCIETY . 25.
... by somebody else ; the numbers he has been the means of destroying have been reckoned at 1,200,000 . But to give your Lordship an idea that may serve as a standard , by by which to measure , in some degree , the NATURAL SOCIETY . 25.
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... idea of liberty , whilst it presents a vain shadow of happiness to the subject , binds faster the chains of his subjection . What is left undone by the natural avarice and pride of those who are raised above the others , is completed by ...
... idea of liberty , whilst it presents a vain shadow of happiness to the subject , binds faster the chains of his subjection . What is left undone by the natural avarice and pride of those who are raised above the others , is completed by ...
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... AND SEVERAL OTHER ADDITIONS . VOL . I. G 1 PREFACE . I HAVE endeavoured to make this edition A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of our Ideas of the Sublime and Beauti- ful; with an Introductory Discourse concerning Taste.
... AND SEVERAL OTHER ADDITIONS . VOL . I. G 1 PREFACE . I HAVE endeavoured to make this edition A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of our Ideas of the Sublime and Beauti- ful; with an Introductory Discourse concerning Taste.
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... idea of Beauty may be ap- plied to the Qualities of the Mind How far the idea of Beauty may be ap- 231 • 232 plied to Virtue 234 • XII . The real cause of Beauty 235 • XIII . Beautiful Objects small 236 • XIV . Smoothness : 237 SECT ...
... idea of Beauty may be ap- plied to the Qualities of the Mind How far the idea of Beauty may be ap- 231 • 232 plied to Virtue 234 • XII . The real cause of Beauty 235 • XIII . Beautiful Objects small 236 • XIV . Smoothness : 237 SECT ...
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... idea in the minds of most men , and it is therefore liable to uncertainty and confusion . I have no great opinion of ... ideas to take in all that nature comprehends , according to her manner of combining . We are limited in our ...
... idea in the minds of most men , and it is therefore liable to uncertainty and confusion . I have no great opinion of ... ideas to take in all that nature comprehends , according to her manner of combining . We are limited in our ...
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