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Page 194
... person rather than to another . There is a motive of preference from kindness , and this kindness is generally entertained for the nearest relation . If I owe a particular man a sum of money , I am obliged to let that man have the next ...
... person rather than to another . There is a motive of preference from kindness , and this kindness is generally entertained for the nearest relation . If I owe a particular man a sum of money , I am obliged to let that man have the next ...
Page 201
... person of an opponent ought not to be spared . If a man firmly believes that religion is an invaluable treasure , he will consider a writer who endeavours to deprive man- kind of it as a robber ; he will look upon him as odious , though ...
... person of an opponent ought not to be spared . If a man firmly believes that religion is an invaluable treasure , he will consider a writer who endeavours to deprive man- kind of it as a robber ; he will look upon him as odious , though ...
Page 458
... person . Mr. Burke . 253. A certain female political writer . Mrs. Macaulay . 254. The father of one of his friends . The elder Mr. Langton . 254. A literary lady . Mrs. Montagu . 254 , note . Robert Blair's ( 1699-1746 ) poem , The ...
... person . Mr. Burke . 253. A certain female political writer . Mrs. Macaulay . 254. The father of one of his friends . The elder Mr. Langton . 254. A literary lady . Mrs. Montagu . 254 , note . Robert Blair's ( 1699-1746 ) poem , The ...
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