Collected Works, Volume 1Clarendon P., 1966 - English literature |
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Page 301
... equally deserving fame with the former . The Spirit of Laws is an instance , how much genius is able to lead learning . His system has been adopted by the literati ; and yet is 5 it not possible for opinions equally plausible to be ...
... equally deserving fame with the former . The Spirit of Laws is an instance , how much genius is able to lead learning . His system has been adopted by the literati ; and yet is 5 it not possible for opinions equally plausible to be ...
Page 439
... equally solicitous to transplant 15 the useful laws of other countries into his own . We are arrived at a perfect imitation of Porcelaine ; let us endeavour to imitate the good to society that our neighbours are found to practise , and ...
... equally solicitous to transplant 15 the useful laws of other countries into his own . We are arrived at a perfect imitation of Porcelaine ; let us endeavour to imitate the good to society that our neighbours are found to practise , and ...
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... equally fools ; they have made laws in the 20 same manner that breaches are repaired in the walls of a city . In one country , the elder sons have all the fortune from the rest ; in another , the fortune is equally divided amongst them ...
... equally fools ; they have made laws in the 20 same manner that breaches are repaired in the walls of a city . In one country , the elder sons have all the fortune from the rest ; in another , the fortune is equally divided amongst them ...
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REVIEWS | 5 |
The History of Two Persons of Quality | 16 |
A Treatise upon Dropsies | 23 |
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