Christian PoliticsLongman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1806 - 445 pages |
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Page vii
... circumstances , are very limited and uncertain ) to point out independent sources of enjoyment under all governments , and in all situations , is the design of the present work ; which , if mo- derately executed , can hardly fail to ...
... circumstances , are very limited and uncertain ) to point out independent sources of enjoyment under all governments , and in all situations , is the design of the present work ; which , if mo- derately executed , can hardly fail to ...
Page xiv
... is obvious and practicable in the present State of human Nature , and the existing Circumstances of public Affairs 263 - Sect . II . To distinguish real political Evils [ xiv ] A general Sketch of Man, the Subject to be Page.
... is obvious and practicable in the present State of human Nature , and the existing Circumstances of public Affairs 263 - Sect . II . To distinguish real political Evils [ xiv ] A general Sketch of Man, the Subject to be Page.
Page 14
... circumstances of so- ciety a man is placed , he is willing to im- press a flattering idea of himself . Nor is it inconsistent with this , that per- sons will sometimes seem to court disgrace , by a voluntary subinission to degradation ...
... circumstances of so- ciety a man is placed , he is willing to im- press a flattering idea of himself . Nor is it inconsistent with this , that per- sons will sometimes seem to court disgrace , by a voluntary subinission to degradation ...
Page 15
... circumstance of fortune on which to ground his importance . If not distinguished by the inventive power of genius , he finds this defect compensated by a solid under- standing ; if he cannot , like a certain Greek , raise a small ...
... circumstance of fortune on which to ground his importance . If not distinguished by the inventive power of genius , he finds this defect compensated by a solid under- standing ; if he cannot , like a certain Greek , raise a small ...
Page 16
... circumstances produces hard masters and disobedient servants , tyrannic rulers and rebellious subjects ; and , as a further aggra- vation , we may add , that it is a spirit which seldom or never lies dormant ; other passions seem more ...
... circumstances produces hard masters and disobedient servants , tyrannic rulers and rebellious subjects ; and , as a further aggra- vation , we may add , that it is a spirit which seldom or never lies dormant ; other passions seem more ...
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