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Page vi
... ! shall be my sincere wish and earnest prayer . I have the honour to be , with profound respect , MADAM , Your MAJESTY's most humble , And most devoted servant , HUGH BLAIR . CONTENTS OF . THE THIRD VOLUME . SERMON I. On vi DEDICATION .
... ! shall be my sincere wish and earnest prayer . I have the honour to be , with profound respect , MADAM , Your MAJESTY's most humble , And most devoted servant , HUGH BLAIR . CONTENTS OF . THE THIRD VOLUME . SERMON I. On vi DEDICATION .
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... wish , by some means or other , to acquire respect from those among whom they live ; and to contempt and disgrace , none are insensible . Among the advantages which attend re- ligion and virtue , the honour which they confer on man is ...
... wish , by some means or other , to acquire respect from those among whom they live ; and to contempt and disgrace , none are insensible . Among the advantages which attend re- ligion and virtue , the honour which they confer on man is ...
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... wish to rival them . But we would not choose to be classed with him who possessed them . In- stances of this sort are too often found in every record of ancient or modern history . FROM all this it follows , that , in order to discern ...
... wish to rival them . But we would not choose to be classed with him who possessed them . In- stances of this sort are too often found in every record of ancient or modern history . FROM all this it follows , that , in order to discern ...
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... wishes to lay claim to some quality which will render him estimable in his own eye , as well as in that of the public . Hence it is common for many , especially for those in the higher classes of life , to take much praise to themselves ...
... wishes to lay claim to some quality which will render him estimable in his own eye , as well as in that of the public . Hence it is common for many , especially for those in the higher classes of life , to take much praise to themselves ...
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... wishes to render his old age comfortable , should study betimes to enlarge and improve his mind ; and by thought and inquiry , by ... wish to find himself surrounded by IV . by some who love and respect him ; 78 On the Duties belonging.
... wishes to render his old age comfortable , should study betimes to enlarge and improve his mind ; and by thought and inquiry , by ... wish to find himself surrounded by IV . by some who love and respect him ; 78 On the Duties belonging.
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