The Citizen of Nature: In Series of Letters from an American Indian in London to His Friend at Home |
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... present assigned to them . But perhaps I was wrong in drawing this gloomy prospect ; perhaps I drew it prematurely ; you must see with your own eyes , and prepare to judge for yourself . Fear not your mind will not fail to discern truth ...
... present assigned to them . But perhaps I was wrong in drawing this gloomy prospect ; perhaps I drew it prematurely ; you must see with your own eyes , and prepare to judge for yourself . Fear not your mind will not fail to discern truth ...
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... , or because , knowing better , they wished the present system to continue ? I hope to convince you shortly , how by far the greater portion of mankind glide down the stream of existence after 16 THE CITIZEN OF NATURE .
... , or because , knowing better , they wished the present system to continue ? I hope to convince you shortly , how by far the greater portion of mankind glide down the stream of existence after 16 THE CITIZEN OF NATURE .
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... events so improba- ble , so contrary to the present state of things ? " " You know not what you say , " said L- " when you speak of that as improbable , which must inevitably happen ; which must come to pass , 36 THE CITIZEN OF NATURE .
... events so improba- ble , so contrary to the present state of things ? " " You know not what you say , " said L- " when you speak of that as improbable , which must inevitably happen ; which must come to pass , 36 THE CITIZEN OF NATURE .
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... present , I will endeavour to satisfy your curiosity . You must know then , we of the club ( its quite select and genteel , ) are much divided in opinion as to the origin of our globe . Some cavillers , less orthodox than the rest , say ...
... present , I will endeavour to satisfy your curiosity . You must know then , we of the club ( its quite select and genteel , ) are much divided in opinion as to the origin of our globe . Some cavillers , less orthodox than the rest , say ...
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... present day , of many insulated indigenous breeds of animals , that is , if I un- derstood aright , breeds peculiar to certain districts , living on spots parted by vast tracts of water from places where they are not found . Now with ...
... present day , of many insulated indigenous breeds of animals , that is , if I un- derstood aright , breeds peculiar to certain districts , living on spots parted by vast tracts of water from places where they are not found . Now with ...
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Page 221 - Hitherto shalt thou come, but no farther, and here shall thy proud waves be stayed?
Page 160 - The man who resolutely divesting himself of habit and prejudice, of the false impressions imbibed from early childhood, resolves to know Truth, if haply she may be found, is sure to be assailed, threatened, mimicked, and insulted, with abuse the most pitiful and inane, with derision the most paltry, stupid, and futile, wholly unworthy of the exaltation to which human attainmentboasts to have arrived. 'His honesty is decried as presumption, his avowal of naked truth as sedition ; his exposure of existing...
Page 162 - that reason suits neither you or me : Sully did not go to mass, and Sully was of the council.' ' Maurepas, in this answer, only caught at the ridicule of...