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... natural to man . JOHNSON . " Sir , it is so far from being natural for a man and woman to live in a state of marriage ... nature a man and woman uniting together , would form a strong and constant affection , by the mutual pleasure each ...
... natural to man . JOHNSON . " Sir , it is so far from being natural for a man and woman to live in a state of marriage ... nature a man and woman uniting together , would form a strong and constant affection , by the mutual pleasure each ...
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... nature be perpetual ; but the consent of nations is against it ; and indeed reason and the interest of learning are against it ; for were it to be perpetual , no book , however useful , could be universally diffused amongst mankind ...
... nature be perpetual ; but the consent of nations is against it ; and indeed reason and the interest of learning are against it ; for were it to be perpetual , no book , however useful , could be universally diffused amongst mankind ...
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... nature ; for it is plain they broke off from some other people . Had they grown out of the ground , you might have judged of a state of pure nature . Fanciful people may talk of a mythology being amongst them ; but it must be invention ...
... nature ; for it is plain they broke off from some other people . Had they grown out of the ground , you might have judged of a state of pure nature . Fanciful people may talk of a mythology being amongst them ; but it must be invention ...
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