An Account of the Life and Writings of James Beattie, LL.D. Late Professor of Moral Philosophy and Logic in the Marischal College and University of Aberdeen: Including Many of His Original Letters. In Three Volumes, Volume 3Arch. Constable and Company, Edinburgh; Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, T. Cadell and W. Davies, and John Murray, London., 1807 - 388 pages |
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... human heart ; and which cannot be carefully perused by any one , without exciting in the mind the best and most useful impressions of duty . There yet remains to be mentioned another daughter of Mr Bowdler , who , though she has never ...
... human heart ; and which cannot be carefully perused by any one , without exciting in the mind the best and most useful impressions of duty . There yet remains to be mentioned another daughter of Mr Bowdler , who , though she has never ...
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... friend , Dr Lettsom , attended him with his usual humanity ; and , as soon as he thought it safe to remove from London , advised me to begin my journey . We travelled very slowly LIFE OF DR BEATTIE . 27 LETTER CXCIX. ...
... friend , Dr Lettsom , attended him with his usual humanity ; and , as soon as he thought it safe to remove from London , advised me to begin my journey . We travelled very slowly LIFE OF DR BEATTIE . 27 LETTER CXCIX. ...
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... humanity ; and all the while he is * Who wrote a book to prove the slave - trade agreeable to reason and Scripture . See Letter CCII . to Sir William Forbes , p . 41 . labouring to pervert Scripture , in order to vindi- cate 46 LIFE OF ...
... humanity ; and all the while he is * Who wrote a book to prove the slave - trade agreeable to reason and Scripture . See Letter CCII . to Sir William Forbes , p . 41 . labouring to pervert Scripture , in order to vindi- cate 46 LIFE OF ...
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... human nature , and are equally delightful and lasting . The Duke will be at no loss to de- termine , whether Oxford or Cambridge is to be honoured with Lord Huntly's residence . It is natural for me to have a partiality to the former ...
... human nature , and are equally delightful and lasting . The Duke will be at no loss to de- termine , whether Oxford or Cambridge is to be honoured with Lord Huntly's residence . It is natural for me to have a partiality to the former ...
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... humanity and justice . The account of Mr Wilberforce's speech that appeared in the papers is no doubt very imperfect ; but it does him infinite honour , and I have read it once and again with great delight . It confirms a number of ...
... humanity and justice . The account of Mr Wilberforce's speech that appeared in the papers is no doubt very imperfect ; but it does him infinite honour , and I have read it once and again with great delight . It confirms a number of ...
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