Essays Upon Several Moral SubjectsD. Brown, 1713 - 442 strán (strany) |
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Strana 55
... ferve for no Ufe elfe , doubtlefs the wearing of them is most allowable . Yet can I not allow of thofe gaudy Compounds , which Men create to themselves , as if fomething had been still wanting after the Creation was finished ; wherein ...
... ferve for no Ufe elfe , doubtlefs the wearing of them is most allowable . Yet can I not allow of thofe gaudy Compounds , which Men create to themselves , as if fomething had been still wanting after the Creation was finished ; wherein ...
Strana 85
... ferve only for ufe in that one Meridian for which they are calculated , and by riding twenty Miles ye make them Hete- rodox . I fpeak not this to the Disparagement of our own Church , ( which I reverence in all its Precepts and ...
... ferve only for ufe in that one Meridian for which they are calculated , and by riding twenty Miles ye make them Hete- rodox . I fpeak not this to the Disparagement of our own Church , ( which I reverence in all its Precepts and ...
Strana 96
... ferve their Country , and not their Inclinations ; and Flatterers pretend , That they defign in thefe , the pleafing of their Prince , and not of their Humour : So that as if all were afhamed of them , all do excufe their Zeal after ...
... ferve their Country , and not their Inclinations ; and Flatterers pretend , That they defign in thefe , the pleafing of their Prince , and not of their Humour : So that as if all were afhamed of them , all do excufe their Zeal after ...
Strana 98
... ferve fo to skreen our Infirmities , as Solitude does ; feeing fuch as converfe in the World may be fathomed by other Means than Difcourfe , and may upon unexpected Rencounters be even provoked to that likewise . Wherefore it is a ...
... ferve fo to skreen our Infirmities , as Solitude does ; feeing fuch as converfe in the World may be fathomed by other Means than Difcourfe , and may upon unexpected Rencounters be even provoked to that likewise . Wherefore it is a ...
Strana 100
... ferve as Pretexts ; and that cannot but be much refpected amongst Men , whofe very Shadow can make Mifery pafs for Virtue , and make Misfortunes be efteemed Hap- piness . Yet certainly Misfortunes may make Men real Philofophers , as ...
... ferve as Pretexts ; and that cannot but be much refpected amongst Men , whofe very Shadow can make Mifery pafs for Virtue , and make Misfortunes be efteemed Hap- piness . Yet certainly Misfortunes may make Men real Philofophers , as ...
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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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