Sketches of the History of Man, Volumen4A. Strahan and T. Cadell, London; and for William Creech, Edinburgh, 1788 |
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... friends , his acquaintance ; and above all , to those who have authority over him . He hopes for praise for every right action , and dreads blame for every one that is wrong . But for what fort of actions does he hold himself ...
... friends , his acquaintance ; and above all , to those who have authority over him . He hopes for praise for every right action , and dreads blame for every one that is wrong . But for what fort of actions does he hold himself ...
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... friend from diftrefs : upon feeing him , it is my Will to give him a fum for his relief : the external act of giving follows ; and my friend is relie- ved , which is the effect intended . But these internal acts are always united : I ...
... friend from diftrefs : upon feeing him , it is my Will to give him a fum for his relief : the external act of giving follows ; and my friend is relie- ved , which is the effect intended . But these internal acts are always united : I ...
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... friend from drowning I plunge into a ri- ver , the action is right , tho ' I happen to come too late . And if I aim a ftroke at a man behind his back , the action is wrong , tho ' I happen not to touch him . The qualities of right and ...
... friend from drowning I plunge into a ri- ver , the action is right , tho ' I happen to come too late . And if I aim a ftroke at a man behind his back , the action is wrong , tho ' I happen not to touch him . The qualities of right and ...
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... friendship or pity , refcues a heretic from the flames , the action is right , even tho ' he think it wrong , from a conviction that heretics ought to be burnt . But we apply a different standard to the agent : a man is approved and ...
... friendship or pity , refcues a heretic from the flames , the action is right , even tho ' he think it wrong , from a conviction that heretics ought to be burnt . But we apply a different standard to the agent : a man is approved and ...
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... friends , our benefactors , our masters , our fervants . It is our duty to honour and obey our parents ; and to establish our children in the world , with all advantages internal and external : we ought to be faithful to our friends ...
... friends , our benefactors , our masters , our fervants . It is our duty to honour and obey our parents ; and to establish our children in the world , with all advantages internal and external : we ought to be faithful to our friends ...
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