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Law of Amasis , for every Egyptian to give an account of his manner of livelihood
- Dream of such an institution in Britain • Abercromby 48. The sentiment and
moral of time - Reflections occasioned by the beginning of Mackenzie 49.
Law of Amasis , for every Egyptian to give an account of his manner of livelihood
- Dream of such an institution in Britain • Abercromby 48. The sentiment and
moral of time - Reflections occasioned by the beginning of Mackenzie 49.
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... and statesmen , whose names posterity reads with the most perfect
indifference , of whom little more is commonly known , than that they lived and
died at such and such a period . Of this idea , Mr. Hume himself gives a fine
illustration .
... and statesmen , whose names posterity reads with the most perfect
indifference , of whom little more is commonly known , than that they lived and
died at such and such a period . Of this idea , Mr. Hume himself gives a fine
illustration .
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Thucydides and Xenophon record little but the events of their own day , and in
which they themselves bore a part ; Cæsar gives us nothing but memoirs of his
own exploits ; and Tacitus confines himself very nearly to his own times .
Thucydides and Xenophon record little but the events of their own day , and in
which they themselves bore a part ; Cæsar gives us nothing but memoirs of his
own exploits ; and Tacitus confines himself very nearly to his own times .
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In modern times , the nearly equal rank and cultivation ' of different European
kingdoms , gives much more opportunity than was enjoyed by the ancient world ,
for the comparison of facts , and the construction of system in the history of
mankind ...
In modern times , the nearly equal rank and cultivation ' of different European
kingdoms , gives much more opportunity than was enjoyed by the ancient world ,
for the comparison of facts , and the construction of system in the history of
mankind ...
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James Ferguson. tion of system in the history of mankind ; while at the same time
the literary intercourse of those different kingdoms gives to such researches at
once the force of union and the spur of emulation . In short , the opposite situation
...
James Ferguson. tion of system in the history of mankind ; while at the same time
the literary intercourse of those different kingdoms gives to such researches at
once the force of union and the spur of emulation . In short , the opposite situation
...
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| Title | The British Essayists: Lounger Volume 30 of The British Essayists, James Ferguson Volume 30 of The British Essayists: With Prefaces, Biographical, Historical, and Critical, James Ferguson |
| Editor | James Ferguson |
| Contributor | James Ferguson |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | J. Richardson and Company, 1823 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 11 Jan 2006 |
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