Sketches of the History of Man, Volumen2A. Strahan and T. Cadell, London; and for William Creech, Edinburgh, 1788 |
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... curious , and interefting . But sketches are my province , not complete hiftories ; and I propofe in the prefent sketch to trace the gradual progress of wo- VOL . II . A men , men , from their low ftate in favage tribes ,
... curious , and interefting . But sketches are my province , not complete hiftories ; and I propofe in the prefent sketch to trace the gradual progress of wo- VOL . II . A men , men , from their low ftate in favage tribes ,
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... The authority of Cicero , however respect- able in other matters , will not be much regarded upon the prefent queftion , when the the paffage above quoted is diffected . How crude must $ : MEN independent of Society . B. I..
... The authority of Cicero , however respect- able in other matters , will not be much regarded upon the prefent queftion , when the the paffage above quoted is diffected . How crude must $ : MEN independent of Society . B. I..
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... prefent , and in the highlands of Scotland , it is fcarce a difgrace for a young woman to have a baftard . In the country laft mentioned , the first instance known of a baftard - child being destroyed by its mother through fhame , is a ...
... prefent , and in the highlands of Scotland , it is fcarce a difgrace for a young woman to have a baftard . In the country laft mentioned , the first instance known of a baftard - child being destroyed by its mother through fhame , is a ...
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... prefent of fweetmeats , foap , and other little things . The purchafing of wives made it a law- ful practice , to lend a wife as one does a flave . The Spartans lent their wives to their friends ; and Cato the elder is faid to have done ...
... prefent of fweetmeats , foap , and other little things . The purchafing of wives made it a law- ful practice , to lend a wife as one does a flave . The Spartans lent their wives to their friends ; and Cato the elder is faid to have done ...
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... pre- fent Empress , intent upon reforming the rude manners of her subjects , has discoun- tenanced that ceremony among people of fashion . Very different were the manners . of Peru , before the Spanish conqueft . The bridegroom carried ...
... pre- fent Empress , intent upon reforming the rude manners of her subjects , has discoun- tenanced that ceremony among people of fashion . Very different were the manners . of Peru , before the Spanish conqueft . The bridegroom carried ...
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