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Page 129
... light of oaths on every occafion ; and that judicial , commercial , and of ficial oaths , are all treated with fo much indifference . Thirdly , common fwearing may be confidered as an act of great irreverence to God ; and as fuch ...
... light of oaths on every occafion ; and that judicial , commercial , and of ficial oaths , are all treated with fo much indifference . Thirdly , common fwearing may be confidered as an act of great irreverence to God ; and as fuch ...
Page 209
... light , you need not expect to find it in any other . His fentences are ar- ranged with compactnefs and ftrength ... lights , and gives the reader every poffi ble affiftance for understanding it com- pletely . He is not very careful to ...
... light , you need not expect to find it in any other . His fentences are ar- ranged with compactnefs and ftrength ... lights , and gives the reader every poffi ble affiftance for understanding it com- pletely . He is not very careful to ...
Page 376
... light is withdrawn , all nature retires from view , vifible bodies are annihilated , and the foul mourns the universal ab- fence in folitude ; when it returns , it brings along with it the creation , and reftores joy as well as beauty ...
... light is withdrawn , all nature retires from view , vifible bodies are annihilated , and the foul mourns the universal ab- fence in folitude ; when it returns , it brings along with it the creation , and reftores joy as well as beauty ...
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Diversity of Geniuses | 36 |
The Manners of a Bookfeller | 42 |
Epicuruss Character | 48 |
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