Fugitive Pieces, on Various Subjects, Volume 2R. and J. Dodsley, 1761 - English essays |
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Page 27
... strong Point of Light upon that Part which coincides with Roman Hiftory , and of that Part only on the Point of Time when they received the great and final Stroke which made them no more a Nation ; a Stroke which is allowed to have cut ...
... strong Point of Light upon that Part which coincides with Roman Hiftory , and of that Part only on the Point of Time when they received the great and final Stroke which made them no more a Nation ; a Stroke which is allowed to have cut ...
Page 38
... strong Propensity to Virtue . But unbounded Power proceeds Step by Step , until it has eradicated every laudible Principle . It has been remarked , that there is no Prince so bad , whofe Favourites and Minifters are not worse . There is ...
... strong Propensity to Virtue . But unbounded Power proceeds Step by Step , until it has eradicated every laudible Principle . It has been remarked , that there is no Prince so bad , whofe Favourites and Minifters are not worse . There is ...
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... the Roman Emperors , to be ill received in proportion to the Greatnefs of his Services . Agricola is a strong Inftance of this . No Man had done done greater Things , nor with more honeft Ambi- tion OF NATURAL SOCIETY . 45.
... the Roman Emperors , to be ill received in proportion to the Greatnefs of his Services . Agricola is a strong Inftance of this . No Man had done done greater Things , nor with more honeft Ambi- tion OF NATURAL SOCIETY . 45.
Page 64
... Strong has over the Weak in a State of Nature ? But we will not place the State of Nature , which is the Reign of God , in Competition with Political Society , which is the abfurd Ufurpation of Man . In a State of Nature , it is true ...
... Strong has over the Weak in a State of Nature ? But we will not place the State of Nature , which is the Reign of God , in Competition with Political Society , which is the abfurd Ufurpation of Man . In a State of Nature , it is true ...
Page 140
... strong in the grey Locks of Years . Full rofe his finewy Limbs ; and wide his Shoulders fpread . The unhappy met with his Arm , when the Pride of his Wrath arofe . The Son of Morny came ; Gaul , the tallest of Men . He flood on the Hill ...
... strong in the grey Locks of Years . Full rofe his finewy Limbs ; and wide his Shoulders fpread . The unhappy met with his Arm , when the Pride of his Wrath arofe . The Son of Morny came ; Gaul , the tallest of Men . He flood on the Hill ...
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Affiftant againſt almoſt ancient anſwered Antonio Magliabechi Baron becauſe befides beſt Biſhop built called Cauſe Church Coffacks Confequences confiderable Copeeks CRIMORA Cuſtom Czar Czar's Dargo Daughter Defign Duke Duke of Ingria Earl Edward Edward III England eſtabliſhed faid fame fays fcarce fecond feems fent ferve feven feveral fhall fhort fhould fince Fingal firft firſt flain fmall fome foon ftrong fuch fufficient Government greateſt Henry VIII Hiftory Hill himſelf Houſe hundred increaſed Infcription Inftitutions itſelf King Kings of England KNEAS laft leaft lefs Lord Love Mafter Magliabechi Mankind moft moſt muſt Name Nature neceffary Niceron Number obferved Occafion Ofcur Paffions Perfons Pleaſure prefent Prince Purpoſe Queen raiſed Reaſon reft rife River Rock Roman Ronnan Rubles ſcarce ſeem ſeveral ſhall ſhe Ships ſmall Society ſome ſuch Sword thee thefe themſelves theſe Things thofe thoſe thou thouſand Tomb Town Underſtanding uſed Weft whofe