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... possessed of these principles , with- out any of the active propensities belonging to our species , at least without any of them but the principle of curiosity ; a being formed only for speculation , without any de- termination to the ...
... possessed of these principles , with- out any of the active propensities belonging to our species , at least without any of them but the principle of curiosity ; a being formed only for speculation , without any de- termination to the ...
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... possessed the art of extracting an intoxicating liquor from maize , or the manioc root , the same sub- stances which they convert into bread . The operation by which they effect this nearly resembles the common one 12 INSTINCTIVE ...
... possessed the art of extracting an intoxicating liquor from maize , or the manioc root , the same sub- stances which they convert into bread . The operation by which they effect this nearly resembles the common one 12 INSTINCTIVE ...
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... possessed . It is in order to fix and confirm their favora- ble opinion of themselves , not from any original passion , that they seek the applause of others . " * I think it cannot be doubted that the circumstance here * Dissertation ...
... possessed . It is in order to fix and confirm their favora- ble opinion of themselves , not from any original passion , that they seek the applause of others . " * I think it cannot be doubted that the circumstance here * Dissertation ...
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... possession of esteem ; but it sufficiently appears from the facts already stated , particularly from the early period of life at which this principle makes its ap- pearance , that there is a satisfaction arising from the pos- session of ...
... possession of esteem ; but it sufficiently appears from the facts already stated , particularly from the early period of life at which this principle makes its ap- pearance , that there is a satisfaction arising from the pos- session of ...
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... possession of those qualities for which we wish to be esteemed ; and that , when we receive praises which we know we do not deserve , we are conscious of a sort of fraud or imposition on the world . " All fame is foreign but of true ...
... possession of those qualities for which we wish to be esteemed ; and that , when we receive praises which we know we do not deserve , we are conscious of a sort of fraud or imposition on the world . " All fame is foreign but of true ...
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Page 133 - Unto a stranger thou mayest lend upon usury ; but unto thy brother thou shalt not lend upon usury : that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all that thou settest thine hand to in the land whither thou goest to possess it.
Page 23 - Heav'n forming each on other to depend, A master, or a servant, or a friend, Bids each on other for assistance call, 'Till one Man's weakness grows the strength of all.
Page 306 - fair light, And thou enlighten'd earth, so fresh and gay, Ye hills, and dales, ye rivers, woods, and plains, And ye that live and move, fair creatures, tell, Tell, if ye saw, how came I thus, how here?
Page 371 - It is as natural to die as to be born; and to a little infant, perhaps, the one is as painful as the other. He that dies in an earnest pursuit, is like one that is wounded in hot blood; who, for the time, scarce feels the hurt; and therefore a mind fixed and bent upon somewhat that is good, doth avert the dolours of death; but, above all, believe it, the sweetest canticle is, 'Nunc dimittis' when a man hath obtained worthy ends and expectations.
Page 109 - I will omit much usual declamation on the dignity and capacity of our nature ; the superiority of the soul to the body, of the rational to the animal part of our constitution ; upon the worthiness, refinement, and delicacy of some satisfactions, or the meanness, grossness, and sensuality of others ; because I hold that pleasures differ in nothing but in continuance and intensity...
Page 211 - Mind, mind alone, (bear witness, Earth and Heaven!) The living fountains in itself contains Of beauteous and sublime...
Page 62 - ... yet, on the other side, they are more cruel and hard-hearted (good to make severe inquisitors), because their tenderness is not so oft called upon. Grave natures, led by custom, and therefore constant, are commonly loving husbands, as was said of Ulysses, ' Vetulam suam praetulit immortalitati.
Page 85 - When we see a stroke aimed and just ready to fall upon the leg or arm of another person, we naturally shrink and draw back our own leg or our own arm; and when it does fall, we feel it in some measure, and are hurt by it as well as the sufferer.
Page 7 - We must therefore glean up our experiments in this science from a cautious observation of human life, and take them as they appear in the common course of the world, by men's behaviour in company, in affairs, and in their pleasures. Where experiments of this kind are judiciously collected and compared, we may hope to establish on them a science, which will not be inferior in certainty, and will be much superior in utility to any other of human comprehension.
Page 325 - What magic is there in the pronoun "my," that should justify us in overturning the decisions of impartial truth? My brother or my father may be a fool or a profligate, malicious, lying or dishonest. If they be, of what consequence is it that they are mine? "But to my father I am indebted for existence; he supported me in the helplessness of infancy.