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Page 109
... desire of independence ; in petulance impatient of controul , and pride disdainful of superiority . He hated monarchs in the state , and prelates in the church ; for he hated all whom he was required to obey . It is to be suspected ...
... desire of independence ; in petulance impatient of controul , and pride disdainful of superiority . He hated monarchs in the state , and prelates in the church ; for he hated all whom he was required to obey . It is to be suspected ...
Page 173
... desires ; but that which is first in dignity is not always o precede in order of time ; for well - being supposes a being ; and the first impediment which men naturally Endeavour to remove , is the want of those things without which ...
... desires ; but that which is first in dignity is not always o precede in order of time ; for well - being supposes a being ; and the first impediment which men naturally Endeavour to remove , is the want of those things without which ...
Page 355
... desire to make the most of all favourable truth . I cannot much commend the perform- ance . The praise is often indistinct , and the sentences are loaded with words of more pomp than use . There is little however that can be ...
... desire to make the most of all favourable truth . I cannot much commend the perform- ance . The praise is often indistinct , and the sentences are loaded with words of more pomp than use . There is little however that can be ...
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