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Page 32
... external goodness , for that suffices for society . And therefore it often comes to pass that there be evil times in good governments ; as in the sacred history we find it said more than once in speaking of good and pious kings ...
... external goodness , for that suffices for society . And therefore it often comes to pass that there be evil times in good governments ; as in the sacred history we find it said more than once in speaking of good and pious kings ...
Page 33
... external quality , is held of such account as even to be preferred to those other parts which appear more important and internal ; so in a man of business conversation and the management thereof , though employed on external objects ...
... external quality , is held of such account as even to be preferred to those other parts which appear more important and internal ; so in a man of business conversation and the management thereof , though employed on external objects ...
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... external decency , and the attendant of decency , which is an anxious watching of Time and Season . For as Solomon well observes , " He that regards the winds does not sow , and he that regards the clouds does not reap : " 1 a man must ...
... external decency , and the attendant of decency , which is an anxious watching of Time and Season . For as Solomon well observes , " He that regards the winds does not sow , and he that regards the clouds does not reap : " 1 a man must ...
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... external show . It is therefore no unimportant attribute of prudence in a man to be able to set forth to advantage before others , with grace and skill , his virtues , fortunes , and merits ( which may be done without arrogance or ...
... external show . It is therefore no unimportant attribute of prudence in a man to be able to set forth to advantage before others , with grace and skill , his virtues , fortunes , and merits ( which may be done without arrogance or ...
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... external causes , and the position of contiguous bodies . 1. There is more agitation of the air and sensation of winds in places where there are low hills surrounded by vallies with a higher range of hills beyond , than either on ...
... external causes , and the position of contiguous bodies . 1. There is more agitation of the air and sensation of winds in places where there are low hills surrounded by vallies with a higher range of hills beyond , than either on ...
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