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... Mankind err very much in their No- tions of HONOUR ; as you may be con- vinc'd from the Character and Behaviour of Lord Modifh : His Lordship has fo much Mettle , Mettle , that he would cut any Man's throat , 2 HIBERNICUS's Letters .
... Mankind err very much in their No- tions of HONOUR ; as you may be con- vinc'd from the Character and Behaviour of Lord Modifh : His Lordship has fo much Mettle , Mettle , that he would cut any Man's throat , 2 HIBERNICUS's Letters .
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... Mankind from them , it could not avoid giving him a very low and contemptible Opinion of the Species . WANT of Skill in the Goodness or Know- ledge of the Prices of Commodities , is what I am inclined to believe frequently induces the ...
... Mankind from them , it could not avoid giving him a very low and contemptible Opinion of the Species . WANT of Skill in the Goodness or Know- ledge of the Prices of Commodities , is what I am inclined to believe frequently induces the ...
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... Mankind being infectious , will en- deavour to foil them at their own weapons . If it be the known Character of a Buyer to bid at first but the one half of what he in- tends to give for a thing , the Shopkeeper will quickly learn to ...
... Mankind being infectious , will en- deavour to foil them at their own weapons . If it be the known Character of a Buyer to bid at first but the one half of what he in- tends to give for a thing , the Shopkeeper will quickly learn to ...
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... Mankind , yet I ftrongly imagine the Remedy lies pretty much in their power . And therefore I would humbly propose it to fuch of my Readers as are concerned in Bufinefs , whether it would not probably fave themselves and Customers a ...
... Mankind , yet I ftrongly imagine the Remedy lies pretty much in their power . And therefore I would humbly propose it to fuch of my Readers as are concerned in Bufinefs , whether it would not probably fave themselves and Customers a ...
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... Mankind , every Man who has these Emo- tions , would look on himfelf as a Perfon of more than ordinary Weaknefs , and wanting that Solidity of Mind which other Men feem to be poffeffed of . Such an Author therefore as Montaigne is ...
... Mankind , every Man who has these Emo- tions , would look on himfelf as a Perfon of more than ordinary Weaknefs , and wanting that Solidity of Mind which other Men feem to be poffeffed of . Such an Author therefore as Montaigne is ...
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