The Natural History of Society in the Barbarous and Civilized State: An Essay Towards Discovering the Origin and Course of Human Improvement, Том 1D. Appleton & Company, 1841 - 332 стор. |
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... persons of any creed , sect or party . In one instance he regrets to find that he has violated the rule ; he has spoken of the Socialists and their plans with more flippancy than he could wish , not because he has changed his opinion ...
... persons of any creed , sect or party . In one instance he regrets to find that he has violated the rule ; he has spoken of the Socialists and their plans with more flippancy than he could wish , not because he has changed his opinion ...
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... person or thing ? A sim- ple instance will suffice to show that this is not so easy a matter as is generally imagined . Pine trees are found on the high Alps , near the confines of perpetual snow ; but they are stunted in their growth ...
... person or thing ? A sim- ple instance will suffice to show that this is not so easy a matter as is generally imagined . Pine trees are found on the high Alps , near the confines of perpetual snow ; but they are stunted in their growth ...
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... which es- cape the notice of Europeans . Every person who has read the Last of the Mohicans , which , though a fiction , is distinctly stated to embody only authentic facts respecting the manners 32 CHARACTERISTICS AND TENDENCIES.
... which es- cape the notice of Europeans . Every person who has read the Last of the Mohicans , which , though a fiction , is distinctly stated to embody only authentic facts respecting the manners 32 CHARACTERISTICS AND TENDENCIES.
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... persons , whose notions of the state of nature appear to have been derived from the brutes , inform us that no permanent unions are formed by the lower ani- mals . The reason is obvious : with them the season of in- fancy is short ; the ...
... persons , whose notions of the state of nature appear to have been derived from the brutes , inform us that no permanent unions are formed by the lower ani- mals . The reason is obvious : with them the season of in- fancy is short ; the ...
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... persons previously unconnected ? How were the condi- tions of the compact framed ? Was there a marvellous unanimity in the acceptance of the terms ? if not , what became of the dissidents ? These are a few , and only a few , of the ...
... persons previously unconnected ? How were the condi- tions of the compact framed ? Was there a marvellous unanimity in the acceptance of the terms ? if not , what became of the dissidents ? These are a few , and only a few , of the ...
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