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The Lucubrations of Isaac Bickerstaff, Esq: Revised and Corrected - Page 351
by Sir Richard Steele - 1712
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The Lucubrations of Isaac Bickerstaff, Esq, Volume 2

Great Britain - 1710 - 488 pages
...refolve Virtue and Vice into Conftitution. In fhort, they endeavour to make no Diftinftion between Mm and Man, or between the Species of Men and that of...among many others, let any one examine the celebrated Rachefaitcautt, who is the great Philofopher for adminiftring of Confolation to the Idle, the Envious,...
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The Lucubrations of Isaac Bickerstaff, Esq, Volume 2

1728 - 344 pages
...Aftions: They refolve Virtue and Vice into Conftitution. In fhoft, they endeavour to make no Diftinftion between Man and Man, or between the Species of Men...Authors, among many others, let any o'ne examine the celobrated Roehefaucault,vfho is the great Philofopher for adminiftring of Confolatioii to the Idle,...
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The lucubrations of Isaac Bickerstaff, Volume 2

Tatler - 1754 - 338 pages
...tions: They refolve Virtue and Vice into Conftitution. In fhort, they endeavour to make no Diftinftion between Man and Man, or between the Species of Men and that of Brutes. As an Inftance of thi; kind of Authors, among many others, let aay one examine the celebrated Rochefaitcault, who is...
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The Moral Miscellany: Or, a Collection of Select Pieces, in Prose and Verse ...

English literature - 1773 - 394 pages
...conftitution. In fhort, they endeavour to make no difiinftion between man and man, or between the fpecies of men and that of brutes. As an inftance of this...among; many others; let any one examine the celebrated Rocbefaucault, who is the great philofopher for adminiftering of confolation to the idle, the envious,...
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The Tatler; Or, Lucubrations of Isaac Bickerstaff, Esq, Volume 2

English essays - 1709 - 388 pages
...no dillinftion between man and man, or between the fpecies of men and that of brutes. As an inilance of this kind of Authors, among many others, let any one examine the celebrated Rochefaucault, who is the great Philofopher for adminiftring of confolation to the idle, the envious,...
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Harrison's British Classicks, Volume 3

1785 - 698 pages
...conllitution. In (hört, they endeavour to make no diftinclion between man and man, or between the fpecies of men and that of brutes. As an inftance of this...among many others, let any one examine the celebrated Rocheiaucault, who is the great philoibpher foradminiftering of confolation to the idle, the envious,...
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The British Essayists: The Tatler

Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1803 - 572 pages
...actions : they resolve virtue and vice into constitution. In short, they endeavour to make no distinction between man and man, or between the species of men and that of brutes. As an instance of this kind of authors, among many others, let any one examine the celebrated Rochefoucault,...
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The Works of the Honourable James Wilson, L. L. D.: Late One of ..., Volume 1

James Wilson - Law - 1804 - 494 pages
...interpretation and base motives to the worthiest actions — in short, they endeavour to make no distinction between man and man, or between the species of men and that of brutes." True it is, that some men and some nations are savage and brutish ; but is that a reason why their...
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The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison, Volume 3

Joseph Addison - 1804 - 498 pages
...distinction between man alid man, or between tire species of men and that of brutes. As an instance of this kind of authors, among many others, let any one examine the celebrated Rochefoucault, who is the great philosopher for administering of consolation to the idle, the envious,...
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The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison, Volume 2

Joseph Addison - 1811 - 530 pages
...actions : they resolve virtue and vice into constitution. In short, they endeavour to make no distinction between man and man, or between the species of men and that of brutes. As an instance of this kind of authors, among many others, let any one examine the celebrated Rochefoucault,...
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