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Page 482
Thus much was certain , that 4 Years before we saw Canes grow and flourish in Several Places , where they now lay dead and dry upon the Ground . The whole distance we travel'd in this day by Computation was 15 Miles , and then the ...
Thus much was certain , that 4 Years before we saw Canes grow and flourish in Several Places , where they now lay dead and dry upon the Ground . The whole distance we travel'd in this day by Computation was 15 Miles , and then the ...
Page 525
And if I mistake not , it is agreeable to the common opinion , that beauty in the object is not always the ground of this propensity ; but that there may be a disposition to the welfare of those that are not considered as beautiful ...
And if I mistake not , it is agreeable to the common opinion , that beauty in the object is not always the ground of this propensity ; but that there may be a disposition to the welfare of those that are not considered as beautiful ...
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A secondary ground of pure benevolence is virtuous benevolence itself in its object . When anyone under the influence of general benevolence , sees another being possessed of the like general benevolence , this attaches his heart to him ...
A secondary ground of pure benevolence is virtuous benevolence itself in its object . When anyone under the influence of general benevolence , sees another being possessed of the like general benevolence , this attaches his heart to him ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Colonial and Federalist American Writing Odyssey surveys of American writing |
| Authors | George F. Horner, Robert A. Bain |
| Editors | George F. Horner, Robert A. Bain |
| Publisher | Odyssey Press, 1966 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 28 Feb 2008 |
| Length | 946 pages |
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