A Comparative Display of the Different Opinions of the Most Distinguished British Writers on the Subject of the French Revolution: Followed by a Review, and Comparison with Events, Volumen 2P. Stuart, 1811 |
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... state . But , for this purpose of distribu- tion , it seems to me , that the idle expences of monks are quite as well directed as the idle ex- pences of us lay - loiterers . When the advantages of the poffeffion , and of the project ...
... state . But , for this purpose of distribu- tion , it seems to me , that the idle expences of monks are quite as well directed as the idle ex- pences of us lay - loiterers . When the advantages of the poffeffion , and of the project ...
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... state , in the use of their pro- perty , and in the regulation of modes and habits of life in their members , than private citizens ever can be , or perhaps ought to be ; and this feems to me a very material confideration for those who ...
... state , in the use of their pro- perty , and in the regulation of modes and habits of life in their members , than private citizens ever can be , or perhaps ought to be ; and this feems to me a very material confideration for those who ...
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... state is not the proprietor , either for ufe or do- minion , but the guardian only and the regulator . They have ordained that the provifion of this efta- blishment might be as ftable as the earth on which it ftands , and fhould not ...
... state is not the proprietor , either for ufe or do- minion , but the guardian only and the regulator . They have ordained that the provifion of this efta- blishment might be as ftable as the earth on which it ftands , and fhould not ...
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... state of indigence , depreffion , and contempt ? The confifcators truly have made fome allow- ance to their victims from the fcraps and fragments of their own tables from which they have been fo harfhly driven , and which have been fo ...
... state of indigence , depreffion , and contempt ? The confifcators truly have made fome allow- ance to their victims from the fcraps and fragments of their own tables from which they have been fo harfhly driven , and which have been fo ...
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... state of life , and not habituated to other things , may , when all these circumstances are altered , be a dreadful revolution ; and one to which a virtuous mind would feel pain in condemning any guilt except that which would demand the ...
... state of life , and not habituated to other things , may , when all these circumstances are altered , be a dreadful revolution ; and one to which a virtuous mind would feel pain in condemning any guilt except that which would demand the ...
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