Sketches of the History of Man: In Two Volumes, Volumen2W. Creech, 1774 |
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... ancient Rome resembles a gamester who ventures all upon one decifive throw if he lofe , he is undone . I take it for granted , that our feudal system will not haye a fingle vote . It was a system that led to confufion and anarchy , as ...
... ancient Rome resembles a gamester who ventures all upon one decifive throw if he lofe , he is undone . I take it for granted , that our feudal system will not haye a fingle vote . It was a system that led to confufion and anarchy , as ...
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... ancient mi- litary establishment , wearied out Charles XII . of Sweden , and had done the fame to feveral of his predeceffors . But Saxony , de- fended only by a standing army , could not hold out a fingle day against the prince now ...
... ancient mi- litary establishment , wearied out Charles XII . of Sweden , and had done the fame to feveral of his predeceffors . But Saxony , de- fended only by a standing army , could not hold out a fingle day against the prince now ...
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... ancient writers , for ftruggling against an abufe that had . crept into his country of Attica , that of making war and politics different profef- Sons . In imitation of Ariftides and of Pericles , he studied both equally . E 2 7 SKETCH ...
... ancient writers , for ftruggling against an abufe that had . crept into his country of Attica , that of making war and politics different profef- Sons . In imitation of Ariftides and of Pericles , he studied both equally . E 2 7 SKETCH ...
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... ancient and refpectable poet , fays , that God hath placed labour as a guard to virtue . More integrity accordingly will be found among a number of indu- ftrious poor taken at random , than among the fame number in any other clafs . I ...
... ancient and refpectable poet , fays , that God hath placed labour as a guard to virtue . More integrity accordingly will be found among a number of indu- ftrious poor taken at random , than among the fame number in any other clafs . I ...
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... ancient empire with re- fpect to numbers . The city of Mexico , tho ' confiderably enlarged fince the Spanish . conqueft , doth not at prefent contain more than 60,000 fouls , including 20,000 . Negroes and Mulattoes . not not daily ...
... ancient empire with re- fpect to numbers . The city of Mexico , tho ' confiderably enlarged fince the Spanish . conqueft , doth not at prefent contain more than 60,000 fouls , including 20,000 . Negroes and Mulattoes . not not daily ...
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