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... arises ? By what means is it to be attained ? I SAY , first , from riches it does not arise . These , we all know , may belong to the B 3 vilest SERMON vilest of mankind . Providence has scattered I. them On the true Honour of Man . 5.
... arises ? By what means is it to be attained ? I SAY , first , from riches it does not arise . These , we all know , may belong to the B 3 vilest SERMON vilest of mankind . Providence has scattered I. them On the true Honour of Man . 5.
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Hugh Blair, James Finlayson. SERMON vilest of mankind . Providence has scattered I. them among the crowd with an undistin- guishing hand , as of purpose to shew of what small account they are in the sight of God . Experience every day ...
Hugh Blair, James Finlayson. SERMON vilest of mankind . Providence has scattered I. them among the crowd with an undistin- guishing hand , as of purpose to shew of what small account they are in the sight of God . Experience every day ...
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... mankind . Hence , they fre- quently give rise to fame . But a distinc- tion is to be made between fame and true honour . The former is a loud and noisy applause ; the latter , a more silent and in- ternal homage . Fame floats on the ...
... mankind . Hence , they fre- quently give rise to fame . But a distinc- tion is to be made between fame and true honour . The former is a loud and noisy applause ; the latter , a more silent and in- ternal homage . Fame floats on the ...
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... essential to man has power to command the respect of man's heart . Ir is to be farther observed , that the universal consent of mankind in honouring real SERMON real virtue , is sufficient to shew what the On the true Honour of Man . 13.
... essential to man has power to command the respect of man's heart . Ir is to be farther observed , that the universal consent of mankind in honouring real SERMON real virtue , is sufficient to shew what the On the true Honour of Man . 13.
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... mankind , were found worthy , in their opinion , to be trans- ferred from among men , and added to the number of the gods ? - Even the coun- terfeited appearances of virtue , which are so often found in the world , are testi- monies to ...
... mankind , were found worthy , in their opinion , to be trans- ferred from among men , and added to the number of the gods ? - Even the coun- terfeited appearances of virtue , which are so often found in the world , are testi- monies to ...
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