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... satisfied of their unsubstantial nature . There is a sort of gloss upon ingenious falsehoods , that dazzles the im- agination , but which neither belongs to , nor becomes the sober aspect of , truth . I have met with B 2 PREFACE . 3.
... satisfied of their unsubstantial nature . There is a sort of gloss upon ingenious falsehoods , that dazzles the im- agination , but which neither belongs to , nor becomes the sober aspect of , truth . I have met with B 2 PREFACE . 3.
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... becomes much greater if he acts upon the offensive , by the impetuosity that always accompanies an attack , and the ... become of the world , if the practice of all moral duties , and the foundations of society , rested upon having ...
... becomes much greater if he acts upon the offensive , by the impetuosity that always accompanies an attack , and the ... become of the world , if the practice of all moral duties , and the foundations of society , rested upon having ...
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... become at several times extremely populous , and to supply men for slaughters scarcely credible , if other well- known and well - attested ones had not given them a colour . The first settling of the Jews here was attended by an almost ...
... become at several times extremely populous , and to supply men for slaughters scarcely credible , if other well- known and well - attested ones had not given them a colour . The first settling of the Jews here was attended by an almost ...
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... becomes the most foolish and capricious thing , at the same time that it is the most terrible and de- structive , that ... become victims of his suspicions . The slightest dis- pleasure is death ; and a disagreeable aspect is often as ...
... becomes the most foolish and capricious thing , at the same time that it is the most terrible and de- structive , that ... become victims of his suspicions . The slightest dis- pleasure is death ; and a disagreeable aspect is often as ...
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... become no better ; all principle of honest pride , all sense of the dignity of their nature , is lost in their slavery . The day , says Homer , which makes man a slave , takes away half his worth ; and in fact , he loses every impulse ...
... become no better ; all principle of honest pride , all sense of the dignity of their nature , is lost in their slavery . The day , says Homer , which makes man a slave , takes away half his worth ; and in fact , he loses every impulse ...
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