Sketches of the History of Man, Volumen1A. Strahan and T. Cadell, London; and for William Creech, Edinburgh, 1788 |
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... which , fair at a distant view , vanish like a cloud on a near ap- proach . Several examples , not to go far- ther , are mentioned in the preliminary difcourfe . difcourfe . The hazard of being misled by fuch arguments vi PREFAC E.
... which , fair at a distant view , vanish like a cloud on a near ap- proach . Several examples , not to go far- ther , are mentioned in the preliminary difcourfe . difcourfe . The hazard of being misled by fuch arguments vi PREFAC E.
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... mentioned ; which is , to fit them for different climates . learn from experience , that no animal nor vegetable is equally fitted for every climate ; and from experience we alfo learn , that there is no animal nor vegetable but what is ...
... mentioned ; which is , to fit them for different climates . learn from experience , that no animal nor vegetable is equally fitted for every climate ; and from experience we alfo learn , that there is no animal nor vegetable but what is ...
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... mentioned , or the different races or vari- eties , as M. Buffon is pleafed to name * No perfon thinks that all trees can be traced back to one kind . Yet the figure , leaves , fruit , & c . of dif- ferent kinds , are not more distinct ...
... mentioned , or the different races or vari- eties , as M. Buffon is pleafed to name * No perfon thinks that all trees can be traced back to one kind . Yet the figure , leaves , fruit , & c . of dif- ferent kinds , are not more distinct ...
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... mention the following fact . The inhabitants of the kingdom of Senaar in As the Europeans lofe vigour by the heat of the climate , the free negroes , especially thofe in the moun- tains , are the fafeguard of the ifland ; and it was by ...
... mention the following fact . The inhabitants of the kingdom of Senaar in As the Europeans lofe vigour by the heat of the climate , the free negroes , especially thofe in the moun- tains , are the fafeguard of the ifland ; and it was by ...
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... nearer to that of Guinea ; and yet , as mentioned above , the inhabitants are not black . Nor will our author's ingenious obfervation concerning D 2 concerning the extremities of heat and cold account for the Prel . Difc . of LANGUAGES .
... nearer to that of Guinea ; and yet , as mentioned above , the inhabitants are not black . Nor will our author's ingenious obfervation concerning D 2 concerning the extremities of heat and cold account for the Prel . Difc . of LANGUAGES .
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