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... those who let loose their own thoughts , and follow them in writing ; which thou oughteft not to envy them , fince they afford thee an opportunity of the like diverfion , if thou wilt make ufe of thy own thoughts in reading . It is to ...
... those who let loose their own thoughts , and follow them in writing ; which thou oughteft not to envy them , fince they afford thee an opportunity of the like diverfion , if thou wilt make ufe of thy own thoughts in reading . It is to ...
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... those who speak , or those who hear them , that they are but the covers of ignorance , and hindrance of true knowledge . To break in upon the fanctuary of vanity and ignorance , will be , I fuppofe , fome fer- vice to human ...
... those who speak , or those who hear them , that they are but the covers of ignorance , and hindrance of true knowledge . To break in upon the fanctuary of vanity and ignorance , will be , I fuppofe , fome fer- vice to human ...
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... those which concern our conduct . If we can find out those measures , whereby a rational creature , put in that state in which man is in this world , may , and ought to govern his opinions , and actions depending thereon , we need not ...
... those which concern our conduct . If we can find out those measures , whereby a rational creature , put in that state in which man is in this world , may , and ought to govern his opinions , and actions depending thereon , we need not ...
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... those first which are imprinted by external things ,, with which infants have earlieft to do , which make the most frequent impreffions on their fenfes . In ideas thus got , the mind difcovers that fome agree , and others differ ...
... those first which are imprinted by external things ,, with which infants have earlieft to do , which make the most frequent impreffions on their fenfes . In ideas thus got , the mind difcovers that fome agree , and others differ ...
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... those of a cat or a weefel , he must ftay till time and observation have acquainted him with them ; and then he will be in a capacity to know the truth of thefe maxims , upon the firft occafion that fhall make him put together those ...
... those of a cat or a weefel , he must ftay till time and observation have acquainted him with them ; and then he will be in a capacity to know the truth of thefe maxims , upon the firft occafion that fhall make him put together those ...
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