Sketches of the History of Man, Volumen3A. Strahan and T. Cadell, London; and for William Creech, Edinburgh, 1788 |
Dentro del libro
Resultados 1-5 de 45
Página 18
... mentioned , at the head of a greater army . Mercenary troops are a defence ftill more feeble , a- gainst troops that fight for glory , or for their country . Unhappy was the inven- tion of a standing army ; which , without being any ...
... mentioned , at the head of a greater army . Mercenary troops are a defence ftill more feeble , a- gainst troops that fight for glory , or for their country . Unhappy was the inven- tion of a standing army ; which , without being any ...
Página 23
... mentioned of perfons deftin'd for the church , for liberal sciences , or for the fine arts . The weak and the fickly must be exempted ; and yet no regulation is propofed against those who abfent them- felves on a falfe pretext . But ...
... mentioned of perfons deftin'd for the church , for liberal sciences , or for the fine arts . The weak and the fickly must be exempted ; and yet no regulation is propofed against those who abfent them- felves on a falfe pretext . But ...
Página 37
... mentioned afterward . An appetite for military glory , cannot fail to be roufed in officers who ferve without pay , when their fervice is the only paff- port to employments of trust and honour . And may we not hope , that officers who ...
... mentioned afterward . An appetite for military glory , cannot fail to be roufed in officers who ferve without pay , when their fervice is the only paff- port to employments of trust and honour . And may we not hope , that officers who ...
Página 52
... mentioned , the plan propofed would promote industry and virtue , not only among the foldiers , but among the working people in general . To avoid hard labour and severe difcipline in the army , men would be fober and indu- ftrious at ...
... mentioned , the plan propofed would promote industry and virtue , not only among the foldiers , but among the working people in general . To avoid hard labour and severe difcipline in the army , men would be fober and indu- ftrious at ...
Página 55
... mentioned are great and extenfive ; and yet are not the only advantages . Will it be thought extra- vagant to hope , that the proposed plan would form a better fyftem of education for young men of fortune , than hitherto has been known ...
... mentioned are great and extenfive ; and yet are not the only advantages . Will it be thought extra- vagant to hope , that the proposed plan would form a better fyftem of education for young men of fortune , than hitherto has been known ...
Otras ediciones - Ver todas
Términos y frases comunes
abfolute abfurd affirmed againſt alfo appear argument Ariſtotle army axioms becauſe beſt cafe caufe cauſe charity claffes conclufion confequence converfion demonftration difcovered diftinction diſtinguiſh divifion employ'd Engliſh eſtabliſhment Euathlus exerciſe exift exiſtence expence fable faid fame favages fays fecond feems fenfe ferve fervice feven fhall fhould figure fimple fingle firft firſt foldiers fome fometimes fpecies fpirit ftate fubject fuch fufficient fuppofing fupported fyllo fyllogifm genus Greenland himſelf hiſtory houfe houſe human idle idlenefs induſtry inftances inhabitants intuitive itſelf knowledge labour laft lefs leſs logic logicians meaſure ment middle term military modes moſt muſt nature neceffary neceffity obferved occafion paffion pafs perfons Peru philofopher poffible poor poor-houſe predicate prefent premiſes progrefs propofed propofition puniſhment purpoſe queſtion raiſe reafon refpect rules ſcience SECT ſeven ſtanding ſtate ſuch thefe themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe thouſand tion underſtanding univerfal uſe