The Citizen of Nature: In Series of Letters from an American Indian in London to His Friend at HomeJ. Johnson, 1823 - 238 páginas |
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... considered his incidents are those of common life , and are so plain , as to be intelligible by all who possess common powers of re- flection . He has only to add , that should he succeed as an humble auxiliary in re- . moving one stain ...
... considered his incidents are those of common life , and are so plain , as to be intelligible by all who possess common powers of re- flection . He has only to add , that should he succeed as an humble auxiliary in re- . moving one stain ...
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... considered as a grega- rious animal , as a necessitous consequent : " " Then , " said L , " I think they lied . But let us hear who told you so ; were they fools , or bigots , or a compound of the two , in un- divided moieties ? Did ...
... considered as a grega- rious animal , as a necessitous consequent : " " Then , " said L , " I think they lied . But let us hear who told you so ; were they fools , or bigots , or a compound of the two , in un- divided moieties ? Did ...
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... considered as pro- ceeding from natural causes , they are not one iota more cruel or tremendous , than the des- tructions by earthquake , visitations which we know have taken place , and to which no re- flecting man ascribes specialty ...
... considered as pro- ceeding from natural causes , they are not one iota more cruel or tremendous , than the des- tructions by earthquake , visitations which we know have taken place , and to which no re- flecting man ascribes specialty ...
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... considered in compli- cated , functional arrangement and operation , to be only the result of a necessitous combi- nation of atoms , in simultaneous contact and movement . However , the Deists are become sectarian , as well as the ...
... considered in compli- cated , functional arrangement and operation , to be only the result of a necessitous combi- nation of atoms , in simultaneous contact and movement . However , the Deists are become sectarian , as well as the ...
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... considered the subject , would scarce credit how few square yards of ground will maintain a man , and his family during the age of nurture , in the full and pure enjoy- ment which Nature designed for him : but while the aristocratic ...
... considered the subject , would scarce credit how few square yards of ground will maintain a man , and his family during the age of nurture , in the full and pure enjoy- ment which Nature designed for him : but while the aristocratic ...
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acquire action animal artificial assert Atheist become believe blood cause certainly chimney sweeper civil clothing common conscience consequence Deism Deist dreadful earth emotion endeavour enjoyment enquiry equality equipoise eternity evil existence eyes faculties fancy father fear feeling fool founded free agency fresh genus Gil Blas give hand happiness heal-all hear heart hope human idea ignorance instance intellect knowledge labour latter laws ledge listen look luxuries marriage Maurepas mean ment mental middle men mind misery mode nation natural justice natural law Nature necessity never observe once pain Paradise Lost perhaps persons philanthropy pleasure possession present principles proof reason receive revelation sense slavery sort soul sounds speak species surface tell term thee Theocracy things thou thought timation tion true truth tural turn unnatural virtue Whigs
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Página 221 - Hitherto shalt thou come, but no farther, and here shall thy proud waves be stayed?
Página 160 - The man who resolutely divesting himself of habit and prejudice, of the false impressions imbibed from early childhood, resolves to know Truth, if haply she may be found, is sure to be assailed, threatened, mimicked, and insulted, with abuse the most pitiful and inane, with derision the most paltry, stupid, and futile, wholly unworthy of the exaltation to which human attainmentboasts to have arrived. 'His honesty is decried as presumption, his avowal of naked truth as sedition ; his exposure of existing...
Página 162 - that reason suits neither you or me : Sully did not go to mass, and Sully was of the council.' ' Maurepas, in this answer, only caught at the ridicule of...