 ... age has degenerated ; and, from the fall of the first man, my unfortunate ancestor, our species has been tumbling on, century by century, from bad to worse, for about six thousand years. Considering this progressive state of deterioration, it is a...  Select British Classics - Page 2241803Full view - About this book
 | 1753 - 672 pages
...century by century, from to worfe, for about fix thoufand years. CONSIDERING this progreffive ftate of deterioration, it is a very great mercy that things are no worfe with us at prefent ; fince, geometrically fpeaking, the human ought by this time to have funk... | |
 | 1776 - 306 pages
...century by century, from bad to worfe, for about fix thoufand years. Confidering this progreffive ftate of deterioration, it is a very great mercy that things are no worfe with us at prefent; fince, geometrically fpeaking, the human ought by this time to have funk... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - Authors, English - 1779 - 490 pages
...century by century, from bad to worfe, for about fix thoufand years. Confidering this progreffive ftate of deterioration, it is a very great mercy that things are no worfe with us at prefent ; fince, geometrically fpeaking, the human ought by this time to have funk... | |
 | British essayists - 1802 - 322 pages
...ancient and modern, poor human nature was not originally formed for keeping : age has degenerated ; and from the fall of the first 'man, my unfortunate...infinitely below the brute and the vegetable species, which are neither of them supposed to have dwindled or degenerated considerably, except in a VOL. xxix. u... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 314 pages
...nature was not originally formed for keeping: Jigi; has degenerated; and from the fall of the iirst man, my unfortunate ancestor, our species has been...progressive state of deterioration, it is a very great mi.-rcy that things are no worse with us at present ; since, geometrically speaking, the human ought... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 318 pages
...ancient and modern, poor human nature was not originally formed for keeping : age has degenerated ; and from the fall of the first man, my unfortunate...mercy that things are no worse with us at present ; sin^fe, geometrically speaking, the human ought by this time to have sunk infinitely below the brute... | |
 | Lionel Thomas Berguer - English essays - 1823 - 304 pages
...ancient and modern, poor human nature was not originally formed for keeping : age has degenerated ; and from the fall of the first man, my unfortunate...infinitely below the brute and the vegetable species, which are neither of them supposed to have dwindled or degenerated considerably, except in very few instances... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - 1892 - 582 pages
...ancient and modern, poor human nature was not originally formed for keeping : every age has degenerated ; and, from the fall of the first man, my unfortunate...infinitely below the brute and the vegetable species, which are neither of them supposed to have dwindled or degenerated considerably, except in a very few instances... | |
 | Roger Coxon - 1925 - 348 pages
...ancient and modern, poor human nature was not originally formed for keeping ; every age has degenerated ; and from the fall of the first man, my unfortunate...infinitely below the brute and the vegetable species, which are neither of them supposed to have dwindled or degenerated considerably, except in a very few instances... | |
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