An Account of the Life and Writings of James Beattie, LL.D. Late Professor of Moral Philosophy and Logic in the Marischal College and University of Aberdeen: Including Many of His Original Letters. In Three Volumes, Volume 2Arch. Constable and Company, Edinburgh; Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, T. Cadell and W. Davies, and John Murray, London., 1807 - 388 pages |
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... ( I mean , for endeavouring to vindicate the cause of truth , with that zeal which so important a cause requires , ) I could never hope that they would live with me on those agreeable terms , on which LIFE OF DR BEATTIE .
... ( I mean , for endeavouring to vindicate the cause of truth , with that zeal which so important a cause requires , ) I could never hope that they would live with me on those agreeable terms , on which LIFE OF DR BEATTIE .
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... truth , that he apprehended many of what ap- peared unpleasant circumstances to you , would " totally vanish , or that , in all events , you ought " to be greatly superior to any such fears . " So anxious was Lord Hailes on this subject ...
... truth , that he apprehended many of what ap- peared unpleasant circumstances to you , would " totally vanish , or that , in all events , you ought " to be greatly superior to any such fears . " So anxious was Lord Hailes on this subject ...
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... truth , and that he may confute all the nonsense and irreligion that has appeared since the days of Cain even unto our days , without ever mentioning the name of any theorist or sceptic , he will not con- sider the intended station as ...
... truth , and that he may confute all the nonsense and irreligion that has appeared since the days of Cain even unto our days , without ever mentioning the name of any theorist or sceptic , he will not con- sider the intended station as ...
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... truth with less reserve , and confuted them more zealously , than I have done . I have declared , in a printed book , which bears my name , that I detest their principles , and despise their talents ; and that very book is , in the ...
... truth with less reserve , and confuted them more zealously , than I have done . I have declared , in a printed book , which bears my name , that I detest their principles , and despise their talents ; and that very book is , in the ...
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... truth : so that , if they think I have any talents in this way , and if they know what my present resolutions are , my adver- saries would wish me rather in Edinburgh , where I should have but little leisure , than at Aberdeen , where I ...
... truth : so that , if they think I have any talents in this way , and if they know what my present resolutions are , my adver- saries would wish me rather in Edinburgh , where I should have but little leisure , than at Aberdeen , where I ...
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