Sketches of the History of Man, Volumen2A. Strahan and T. Cadell, London; and for William Creech, Edinburgh, 1788 |
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... fenfe is a law of nature among men as among wild birds ; and that polygamy is a grofs infringement of that law . My reasons follow . I urge , in the first place , the equal num- ber of males and females , as a clear indi- cation that ...
... fenfe is a law of nature among men as among wild birds ; and that polygamy is a grofs infringement of that law . My reasons follow . I urge , in the first place , the equal num- ber of males and females , as a clear indi- cation that ...
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... fenfe , which she showed in a perfect " fubmiffion to his commands ; the more eafily obeyed , " as they were commonly , though to him impercepti- 66 bly , dictated by herfelf . She cured him of many " foibles , and , in a word , was his ...
... fenfe , which she showed in a perfect " fubmiffion to his commands ; the more eafily obeyed , " as they were commonly , though to him impercepti- 66 bly , dictated by herfelf . She cured him of many " foibles , and , in a word , was his ...
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... fenfe as chastity is in married perfons , who owe fidelity to each other . Deviations accordingly from the former make a lefs figure than from the latter : we scarce ever hear of adultery among favages ; though among them in- continence ...
... fenfe as chastity is in married perfons , who owe fidelity to each other . Deviations accordingly from the former make a lefs figure than from the latter : we scarce ever hear of adultery among favages ; though among them in- continence ...
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... fenfe has arrived to maturity . • Chastity is a reftraint upon nature ; and , therefore , if fhame be removed by making it lawful to obey the appetite , nature will prevail . In the year 1707 , a contagious distemper having carried off ...
... fenfe has arrived to maturity . • Chastity is a reftraint upon nature ; and , therefore , if fhame be removed by making it lawful to obey the appetite , nature will prevail . In the year 1707 , a contagious distemper having carried off ...
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... fenfe be a law of nature among men , as among fome other animals , how is polygamy to be accounted for , which formerly was universal , and to this day obtains among many nations ? Polygamy , I answer , is derived from two fources ...
... fenfe be a law of nature among men , as among fome other animals , how is polygamy to be accounted for , which formerly was universal , and to this day obtains among many nations ? Polygamy , I answer , is derived from two fources ...
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