Essays Upon Several Moral SubjectsD. Brown, 1713 - 442 strán (strany) |
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Strana viii
... Parts were extraordinary good , which he improved by indefa- tigable Pains , and made himself thoroughly acquainted with all the best Writers , Ancient and Modern . The The Gayety of his Fancy , and Ferti- lity of viij Some Account of the.
... Parts were extraordinary good , which he improved by indefa- tigable Pains , and made himself thoroughly acquainted with all the best Writers , Ancient and Modern . The The Gayety of his Fancy , and Ferti- lity of viij Some Account of the.
Strana ix
Sir George Mackenzie. The Gayety of his Fancy , and Ferti- lity of his Invention , were corrected by fo exact a Judgment , that he is copious upon all his Subjects , and yet very clofe and pertinent . All his Thoughts are clear and ...
Sir George Mackenzie. The Gayety of his Fancy , and Ferti- lity of his Invention , were corrected by fo exact a Judgment , that he is copious upon all his Subjects , and yet very clofe and pertinent . All his Thoughts are clear and ...
Strana 11
... Fancy to think , that Atheism hath been the product of Superftition : For , certain- ly , many who were by humour Gallio's , finding that Religion exacted from Men fuch inhuman homage to its Recognizance , as was the facrifi- cing ...
... Fancy to think , that Atheism hath been the product of Superftition : For , certain- ly , many who were by humour Gallio's , finding that Religion exacted from Men fuch inhuman homage to its Recognizance , as was the facrifi- cing ...
Strana 37
... Fancy firft in their wild Heads ? Or , how could fo many contemporary , yet far diftant , Legiflators fall upon the fame Thoughts , efpecially it being fo remote from Sense ; and for framing of which Idea , their Experience could never ...
... Fancy firft in their wild Heads ? Or , how could fo many contemporary , yet far diftant , Legiflators fall upon the fame Thoughts , efpecially it being fo remote from Sense ; and for framing of which Idea , their Experience could never ...
Strana 64
... Fancy differ from the Two laft : So that his A- rithmetick might have beftowed Five Souls upon Man , as well as Three . But feeing he , and ma- ny of his Difciples , believe thefe to be Three , and yet thefe Three to be but One ; I ...
... Fancy differ from the Two laft : So that his A- rithmetick might have beftowed Five Souls upon Man , as well as Three . But feeing he , and ma- ny of his Difciples , believe thefe to be Three , and yet thefe Three to be but One ; I ...
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admire Affiftance againſt albeit alfo amongst Anfwer Avarice becauſe beft beftow believe caufe Celador cheat Chriftian Church conclude Confcience confefs confider Creatures deferves defign defire Difcourfe Divine doth eafy Eftate Efteem elfe elſe endeavour Enemies faid fame fatisfy fave fear fecure feeing feems feen felf felves ferve fhall fhew fhould fince firft fome Frugality ftand ftill fuch fuffer fure Glory greateſt Happineſs hath Heaven himſelf Honour Humour Inftance Intereft juft Juftice Lacedemon laft leaft lefs likewife Luft Luxury Mafter Meaſures ment moft moſt muft muſt Nature neceffary Neceffities nefs noble Number obferved Occafion oft-times Paffion Pains Perfons perfuade Philofophers pleafe pleaſant pleaſe Pleaſure prefent Publick Employment Puniſhment raiſe Reafon refolved Refpect Revenge Riches ſeeing Senfe Solitude Soul thefe themſelves ther thereby theſe thing thofe thoſe thought Thouſands underſtand uſe Vice vicious Virtue virtuous whereas wherein whereof whilft whofe worfe World
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