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Page 135
... virtue , which being generally the attendant on laudable actions , should not be slighted by good men . But popular ... Virtues , Properties , and medicinal Uses ; to which is added , the Method in which Linnæus has treated these ...
... virtue , which being generally the attendant on laudable actions , should not be slighted by good men . But popular ... Virtues , Properties , and medicinal Uses ; to which is added , the Method in which Linnæus has treated these ...
Page 435
... virtue as well among Pagans as Christians : There have been even heroes who have practised it . However , we must acknowledge , that it is too modest a virtue , or , if you will , too obscure a one to be essential to heroism , few ...
... virtue as well among Pagans as Christians : There have been even heroes who have practised it . However , we must acknowledge , that it is too modest a virtue , or , if you will , too obscure a one to be essential to heroism , few ...
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... virtue ! " - " Follow nature , ( returned the 10 other ) and never expect to find lasting fame by topics which only please from their popularity . Had you been first in the cause of freedom , or praised in virtue more than an empty name ...
... virtue ! " - " Follow nature , ( returned the 10 other ) and never expect to find lasting fame by topics which only please from their popularity . Had you been first in the cause of freedom , or praised in virtue more than an empty name ...
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REVIEWS | 5 |
The History of Two Persons of Quality | 16 |
A Treatise upon Dropsies | 23 |
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