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... Human Nature in 1739 and his Essays Moral and Political ( with more success ) in 1741-1742 . His Essay on Human Understanding in 1748 established his reputation as a European philosopher . In 1753 , William Robertson began his History ...
... Human Nature in 1739 and his Essays Moral and Political ( with more success ) in 1741-1742 . His Essay on Human Understanding in 1748 established his reputation as a European philosopher . In 1753 , William Robertson began his History ...
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... human nature and his ideal of good character . In another letter to Niven , later in the same year , he is asking him how he is progressing ' in the cultivation of the finer feelings of the heart ' ; for by this time he had discovered ...
... human nature and his ideal of good character . In another letter to Niven , later in the same year , he is asking him how he is progressing ' in the cultivation of the finer feelings of the heart ' ; for by this time he had discovered ...
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... human hearts ; For ne'er a bosom yet was prief Against your arts . For me , I swear by sun an ' moon , And ev'ry star that blinks aboon , Ye've cost me twenty pair o ' shoon Just gaun to see you ; And ev'ry ither pair that's done , Mair ...
... human hearts ; For ne'er a bosom yet was prief Against your arts . For me , I swear by sun an ' moon , And ev'ry star that blinks aboon , Ye've cost me twenty pair o ' shoon Just gaun to see you ; And ev'ry ither pair that's done , Mair ...
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