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Page 353
... greater heights than it has yet arrived at . If any one doubt this , let him but be present at those debates which frequently arise among the ladies of the British fishery . The first kind therefore of female orators which I shall take ...
... greater heights than it has yet arrived at . If any one doubt this , let him but be present at those debates which frequently arise among the ladies of the British fishery . The first kind therefore of female orators which I shall take ...
Page 408
... greater sound , and throw it out of prose The third method mentioned by Aristotle , is what agrees with the genius of the Greek language more than with that of any other tongue , and is therefore more used by Homer than by any other ...
... greater sound , and throw it out of prose The third method mentioned by Aristotle , is what agrees with the genius of the Greek language more than with that of any other tongue , and is therefore more used by Homer than by any other ...
Page 660
... greater good to mankind , and become more beneficial to the world , by morality with- out faith , than by faith without morality . Thirdly , Because morality gives a greater perfection to human nature , by quieting the mind , moderating ...
... greater good to mankind , and become more beneficial to the world , by morality with- out faith , than by faith without morality . Thirdly , Because morality gives a greater perfection to human nature , by quieting the mind , moderating ...
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