Sketches of the History of Man, Volumen2A. Strahan and T. Cadell, London; and for William Creech, Edinburgh, 1788 |
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... inftance of over - ru- ling Providence ; for the chances against it are infinite . All men are by nature e- qual in rank : no man is privileged above another to have a wife ; and therefore po- lygamy is contradictory to the plan of ...
... inftance of over - ru- ling Providence ; for the chances against it are infinite . All men are by nature e- qual in rank : no man is privileged above another to have a wife ; and therefore po- lygamy is contradictory to the plan of ...
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... inftance where a man gets a wife without paying for her . After a fuccessful war , the victors are entertained at a feaft , where the General harangues on the valour of the young men who made the beft figure . Every man who has mar ...
... inftance where a man gets a wife without paying for her . After a fuccessful war , the victors are entertained at a feaft , where the General harangues on the valour of the young men who made the beft figure . Every man who has mar ...
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... inftance of providential care * . The rutting - season of the red deer is the end of September , and beginning of October : it continues for three weeks ; during which time , the male runs from female to female without inter- miffion ...
... inftance of providential care * . The rutting - season of the red deer is the end of September , and beginning of October : it continues for three weeks ; during which time , the male runs from female to female without inter- miffion ...
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... inftance of Providence . When a hind hears the hounds , she puts herself in the way of being hunted , and leads them from her fawn . The lapwing is no lefs ingenious : if a perfon approach , fhe flies about , reti- ring always from her ...
... inftance of Providence . When a hind hears the hounds , she puts herself in the way of being hunted , and leads them from her fawn . The lapwing is no lefs ingenious : if a perfon approach , fhe flies about , reti- ring always from her ...
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... inftance , the intention of Pre- vidence , to encourage inattention and in- dolence . The foregoing particulars are offered to the public as hints merely may it not be hoped , that they will excite curiosity in those who relish natural ...
... inftance , the intention of Pre- vidence , to encourage inattention and in- dolence . The foregoing particulars are offered to the public as hints merely may it not be hoped , that they will excite curiosity in those who relish natural ...
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