Sketches of the History of Man, Volumen1A. Strahan and T. Cadell, London; and for William Creech, Edinburgh, 1788 |
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... useful know- ledge ; who , even in the delirium of youth , feel the dawn of patriotism , and who , in riper years , enjoy its meridian warmth . To fuch men this Work is de- dicated ; and that they may profit by it , is the author's ...
... useful know- ledge ; who , even in the delirium of youth , feel the dawn of patriotism , and who , in riper years , enjoy its meridian warmth . To fuch men this Work is de- dicated ; and that they may profit by it , is the author's ...
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... useful manufacturers ! No manufacture contributes more to po- pulation than that of filk . It employs as many hands as wool ; and it withdraws no land from tillage or pasture . Lapland is but thinly inhabited even for the shepherd ...
... useful manufacturers ! No manufacture contributes more to po- pulation than that of filk . It employs as many hands as wool ; and it withdraws no land from tillage or pasture . Lapland is but thinly inhabited even for the shepherd ...
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... useful , and never but where it is useful . An ingenious writer , defcribing the in- habitants of Guiana , who continue hunters and fishers , makes an eloquent harangue upon the happiness they enjoy , in having few wants and defires ...
... useful , and never but where it is useful . An ingenious writer , defcribing the in- habitants of Guiana , who continue hunters and fishers , makes an eloquent harangue upon the happiness they enjoy , in having few wants and defires ...
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... useful art in great request may not be generally known : the few who are skilful will justly demand more for their labour than the common rate . An expert husbandman bestows no more labour in raising a hundred bushels of wheat , than ...
... useful art in great request may not be generally known : the few who are skilful will justly demand more for their labour than the common rate . An expert husbandman bestows no more labour in raising a hundred bushels of wheat , than ...
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... Useful Arts . OME useful arts must be nearly coc- SOM val with the human race ; for food , cloathing , and habitation , even in their original fimplicity , require fome art . Ma- ny other arts are of fuch antiquity as to place the ...
... Useful Arts . OME useful arts must be nearly coc- SOM val with the human race ; for food , cloathing , and habitation , even in their original fimplicity , require fome art . Ma- ny other arts are of fuch antiquity as to place the ...
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