Miscellaneous Pieces, in Verse and Prose |
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Ad AUGUSTU M. UM tot fuftineas , & tanta negotia folus , CUM Res Italas armis tuteris , moribus ornes , Legibus emendes , in publica commoda peccem , Si longo fermone morer tua tempora , Cæfar . " Romulus , & Liber pater , & cum Castore ...
Ad AUGUSTU M. UM tot fuftineas , & tanta negotia folus , CUM Res Italas armis tuteris , moribus ornes , Legibus emendes , in publica commoda peccem , Si longo fermone morer tua tempora , Cæfar . " Romulus , & Liber pater , & cum Castore ...
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abfurd able actions appears Author beauty becauſe caufe charms confequently confiftent corruption created creatures dance divine effects equal eternal ev'ry Evils exift exiſtence eyes fair fame feems fenfe fhall fhould fight fince fome foon force ftill fuch fufferings fufficiently fure future give Government hand happineſs happy head Hence hope human imperfection increaſe infinite juft kind lady lefs LETTER live look mankind manner means mifery mind moft Moral Evil moſt muft muſt nature neceffary never o'er obliged once original pain perfect political pow'r prefent principles probably produce puniſhment reaſon receive Religion reward riches thefe themſelves theſe things thofe thoſe thought thro true truth univerfal vice Virtue whence whofe whole wife
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Bibliografické informácie
| Názov | Miscellaneous Pieces, in Verse and Prose |
| Autor | Soame Jenyns |
| Vydanie | 3 |
| Vydavateľ | J. Dodsley, 1770 |
| Zdroj originálu: | Newyorská verejná knižnica |
| Digitalizované | 16. nov. 2006 |
| Dĺžka | 452 strán (strany) |
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