The Principles of Moral and Political Philosophy: By William Paley, ...Messrs. Exshaw, White, H. Whitestone, Byrne, Cash, Marchbank, and Mc.Kenzie, 1785 |
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Page vii
... alfo , in which modern writ- ers have treated of fubjects of morality , is in my judgment liable to much exception . It has become of late a fashion to deliver moral institutes in ftrings or series of de- tached propofitions , without ...
... alfo , in which modern writ- ers have treated of fubjects of morality , is in my judgment liable to much exception . It has become of late a fashion to deliver moral institutes in ftrings or series of de- tached propofitions , without ...
Page xiii
... alfo for illustration is unrivalled . But his thoughts are diffused through a long , various , and irregular work . I fhall ac- count it no mean praife , if I have been fometimes able to difpofe into method , to collect • collect into ...
... alfo for illustration is unrivalled . But his thoughts are diffused through a long , various , and irregular work . I fhall ac- count it no mean praife , if I have been fometimes able to difpofe into method , to collect • collect into ...
Page xiv
... alfo , that the part a member of the commonwealth fhall take in political contentions , the vote he shall give , the counfels he fhall approve , the fupport he fhall afford , or the opposition he fhall make , to any fyftem of public ...
... alfo , that the part a member of the commonwealth fhall take in political contentions , the vote he shall give , the counfels he fhall approve , the fupport he fhall afford , or the opposition he fhall make , to any fyftem of public ...
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... alfo and inftitutions themselves have grown out of the exigen- cies , the climate , fituation , or local circum- stances of the country - or been fet up by the authority of an arbitrary chieftain , or the unaccountable caprice of the ...
... alfo and inftitutions themselves have grown out of the exigen- cies , the climate , fituation , or local circum- stances of the country - or been fet up by the authority of an arbitrary chieftain , or the unaccountable caprice of the ...
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... alfo , that the process of affo- ciation , defcribed in the last paragraph but one , is now - a - days little either perceived or wanted . Amongst the causes affigned for the con- tinuance and diffufion of the fame moral fentiments ...
... alfo , that the process of affo- ciation , defcribed in the last paragraph but one , is now - a - days little either perceived or wanted . Amongst the causes affigned for the con- tinuance and diffufion of the fame moral fentiments ...
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action adultery againſt alfo alſo amongſt anſwer aſked becauſe beſt buſineſs cafe caſe cauſe CHAP Chrift Chriftian conclufion confequence confideration confidered confiftent conftitution contract crime defign diftinction diſcharge diſcover duty eftate eſpecially eſtabliſhed eſtate exerciſe exiſtence expect expreffions exprefs faid fame fecurity feems fenfe fervant ferve fhall firft firſt fituation fociety fome fometimes foon fornication fpecies fubject fuch fuffer fufficient fuppofe fupport happineſs himſelf houſe human huſband impoffible inftance inftitution intention intereft itſelf juftice juſt juſtify labour lefs leſs lofs mafter mankind marriage meaſure mifery miſchief moft moral moſt muft muſt nature neceffary neceffity neral oath obferve obligation occafion ourſelves paffion parents perfon pleaſure polygamy preſent preſerve principle profeffion promiſe propoſed provifion puniſhment purpoſe queſtion reaſon reſpect rule ſay ſeems ſenſe ſhall ſhould ſome ſpeak ſtate ſuch ſuppoſe thefe themſelves ther theſe thing thofe thoſe tion unleſs uſe virtue whilft