Sketches of the History of Man: In Two Volumes, Volumen2W. Creech, 1774 - 519 páginas |
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... ancient Rome resembles a gamester who ventures all upon one decifive throw : if he lofe , he is undone . I take it for granted , that our feudal fyftem will not have a fingle vote . It was a system that led to confufion and anarchy , as ...
... ancient Rome resembles a gamester who ventures all upon one decifive throw : if he lofe , he is undone . I take it for granted , that our feudal fyftem will not have a fingle vote . It was a system that led to confufion and anarchy , as ...
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... ancient mi- litary establishment , wearied out Charles XII . of Sweden , and had done the fame to several of his predeceffors . But Saxony , de- fended only by a standing army , could not hold out a single day against the prince now ...
... ancient mi- litary establishment , wearied out Charles XII . of Sweden , and had done the fame to several of his predeceffors . But Saxony , de- fended only by a standing army , could not hold out a single day against the prince now ...
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... ancient writers , for ftruggling against an abuse that hadi crept into his country of Attica , that of making war and politics different profef- fions . In imitation of Ariftides and of Pericles , he ftudied both equally .. E. 2 SKETCH ...
... ancient writers , for ftruggling against an abuse that hadi crept into his country of Attica , that of making war and politics different profef- fions . In imitation of Ariftides and of Pericles , he ftudied both equally .. E. 2 SKETCH ...
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... ancient and respectable poet , fays , that God hath placed labour as a guard to virtue . More integrity accordingly will be found among a number of indu- ftrious poor taken at random , than among the fame number in any other clafs . I ...
... ancient and respectable poet , fays , that God hath placed labour as a guard to virtue . More integrity accordingly will be found among a number of indu- ftrious poor taken at random , than among the fame number in any other clafs . I ...
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... ancient empire with re- fpect to numbers . The city of Mexico , tho ' confiderably enlarged fince the Spanish conqueft , doth not at prefent contain more than 60,000 fouls , including 20,000 Negroes and Mulattoes . not not daily occur ...
... ancient empire with re- fpect to numbers . The city of Mexico , tho ' confiderably enlarged fince the Spanish conqueft , doth not at prefent contain more than 60,000 fouls , including 20,000 Negroes and Mulattoes . not not daily occur ...
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Página 474 - And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elias did? But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of. For the Son of man is not come to destroy men's lives, but to save them.
Página 155 - Who but must laugh if such a man there be ? Who would not weep if Atticus were he?
Página 460 - Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke? Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?
Página 472 - And when Abraham saw that the Man blessed not God, he said unto him, Wherefore dost thou not worship the most high God, Creator of Heaven and Earth?
Página 473 - Let not him that eateth despise him that eateth not ; and let not him which eateth not judge him that eateth : for God hath received him.
Página 407 - Wherewith shall I come before the Lord, And bow myself before the high God? Shall I come before him with burnt-offerings, With calves of a year old ? Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams, Or with ten thousands of rivers of oil ? Shall I give my first-born for my transgression, The fruit of my body for the sin of my soul...
Página 436 - Verily I say unto you, in as much as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
Página 449 - And the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because that Jesus had healed on the Sabbath day, and said unto the people. There are six days in which men ought to work in them therefore come and be healed; and not on the Sabbath day...
Página 407 - Lord be pleafed with thoufands of rams, or with ten thou" fands of rivers of oil ? fhall I give my firft-born for my tranfgref" fion, the fruit of my body for the fin of my foul ? He hath " fhewed thee, O man, what is good : and what doth the Lord " require of thee, but to do juftly, to love mercy, and to walk "humbly with thy God?
Página 255 - ... and what we ought to do and what we ought not to do, whoever came into the world without having an innate idea of them?