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... particular distinction , by an Essay On the Beau- tiful ; which had the good fortune to attract the notice of Professor Stevenson , and was appointed to be read public- ly at the end of the session , with the most flattering marks of ...
... particular distinction , by an Essay On the Beau- tiful ; which had the good fortune to attract the notice of Professor Stevenson , and was appointed to be read public- ly at the end of the session , with the most flattering marks of ...
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... particular occa- sions , some translations , in verse , of passages of Scripture for the Psalmody of the church , and the article on Dr Hutcheson's " System of Moral Philosophy , " in the “ Edinburgh Review ; " a periodical Work begun ...
... particular occa- sions , some translations , in verse , of passages of Scripture for the Psalmody of the church , and the article on Dr Hutcheson's " System of Moral Philosophy , " in the “ Edinburgh Review ; " a periodical Work begun ...
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... particular in which two classes of men are so far removed from each other , as in respect of the powers and the pleasures of taste ; and assuredly , for this difference no other general cause can be assigned but culture and education ...
... particular in which two classes of men are so far removed from each other , as in respect of the powers and the pleasures of taste ; and assuredly , for this difference no other general cause can be assigned but culture and education ...
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... particular objects , is capable of being guided and enlightened by reason . Now , were there any one person who possessed in full perfection all the powers in human nature , whose internal senses were in every instance exquisite and ...
... particular objects , is capable of being guided and enlightened by reason . Now , were there any one person who possessed in full perfection all the powers in human nature , whose internal senses were in every instance exquisite and ...
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... particular instance , we can resort for clear and immediate determination . Where , indeed , is such a standard to be found for deciding any of those great controversies in reason and philosophy , which per- petually divide mankind ? In ...
... particular instance , we can resort for clear and immediate determination . Where , indeed , is such a standard to be found for deciding any of those great controversies in reason and philosophy , which per- petually divide mankind ? In ...
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