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Page 139
... object is not always the ground of this propen- sity : but that there may be such a thing as benevolence , or a dis- position to the welfare of those that are not considered as beautiful ; unless mere existence be accounted a beauty ...
... object is not always the ground of this propen- sity : but that there may be such a thing as benevolence , or a dis- position to the welfare of those that are not considered as beautiful ; unless mere existence be accounted a beauty ...
Page 141
... object of a virtuous benevolence is Being , simply con- sidered : and if Being , simply considered , be its object , then Being in general is its object ; and the thing it has an ultimate propensity to , is the highest good of Being in ...
... object of a virtuous benevolence is Being , simply con- sidered : and if Being , simply considered , be its object , then Being in general is its object ; and the thing it has an ultimate propensity to , is the highest good of Being in ...
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... object — and , indeed , the sole object for which a sane man could ever put himself into voluntary motion - was , to get an appetite for dinner . And to say the truth , an appetite , sharpened by the cast - wind that generally blew ...
... object — and , indeed , the sole object for which a sane man could ever put himself into voluntary motion - was , to get an appetite for dinner . And to say the truth , an appetite , sharpened by the cast - wind that generally blew ...
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The Literature of the Colonies and the Revolution | 3 |
WILLIAM BRADFORD 15901657 | 14 |
Of Plymouth Plantation Book II | 24 |
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