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... appears disproportioned , unshapely , and rude . Observations of the same kind may be applied to all the reputation derived from civil accomplishments ; from the refined politics of the Statesman ; or the literary efforts of genius and ...
... appears disproportioned , unshapely , and rude . Observations of the same kind may be applied to all the reputation derived from civil accomplishments ; from the refined politics of the Statesman ; or the literary efforts of genius and ...
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... appear more illustrious , this is not owing merely to the respect cre- ated by rank . It is , because there a nobler ... appears to grace SERMON 12 On the true Honour of Man .
... appear more illustrious , this is not owing merely to the respect cre- ated by rank . It is , because there a nobler ... appears to grace SERMON 12 On the true Honour of Man .
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Hugh Blair, James Finlayson. I. conspicuous view , that he appears to grace SERMON and adorn the station which he fills . Even in the silence of retirement , or in the retreat of old age , such a man sinks not into forgotten obscurity ...
Hugh Blair, James Finlayson. I. conspicuous view , that he appears to grace SERMON and adorn the station which he fills . Even in the silence of retirement , or in the retreat of old age , such a man sinks not into forgotten obscurity ...
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... appears in nothing more than in the care it hath taken to enforce on men the social duties of life . This is one of the clearest characteristics of its being a reli- gion whose origin is divine : For every doctrine which proceeds from ...
... appears in nothing more than in the care it hath taken to enforce on men the social duties of life . This is one of the clearest characteristics of its being a reli- gion whose origin is divine : For every doctrine which proceeds from ...
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... appears to require . He will advance slow- ly and reluctantly . As it is justice , not generosity , which impels him , he will often feel as a task what he is required by conscience to perform . Whereas to him , who is prompted by ...
... appears to require . He will advance slow- ly and reluctantly . As it is justice , not generosity , which impels him , he will often feel as a task what he is required by conscience to perform . Whereas to him , who is prompted by ...
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