An Account of the Life and Writings of James Beattie, LL.D. Late Professor of Moral Philosophy and Logic in the Marischal College and University of Aberdeen: Including Many of His Original Letters. In Three Volumes, Том 2Arch. Constable and Company, Edinburgh; Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, T. Cadell and W. Davies, and John Murray, London., 1807 - 388 стор. |
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... thing to do in the world , my constant purpose to do my duty , and pro- mote peace ; and my singular good fortune , to obtain from all who knew me , a share of esteem and regard , equal to my wishes , and greater LIFE OF DR BEATTIE . " 5.
... thing to do in the world , my constant purpose to do my duty , and pro- mote peace ; and my singular good fortune , to obtain from all who knew me , a share of esteem and regard , equal to my wishes , and greater LIFE OF DR BEATTIE . " 5.
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... thing that concerned religion and good morals , the fol- lowing incident should not be omitted : Two vessels , bound from London to Leith , were cast away on the coast between Dunbar and North Berwick , and two - and - twenty persons ...
... thing that concerned religion and good morals , the fol- lowing incident should not be omitted : Two vessels , bound from London to Leith , were cast away on the coast between Dunbar and North Berwick , and two - and - twenty persons ...
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... thing disagreeable , " in carrying this removal into execution . For , " he added , what I most firmly believe to be the " truth , that he apprehended many of what ap- peared unpleasant circumstances to you , would " totally vanish , or ...
... thing disagreeable , " in carrying this removal into execution . For , " he added , what I most firmly believe to be the " truth , that he apprehended many of what ap- peared unpleasant circumstances to you , would " totally vanish , or ...
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... things to go on in the easiest way : thus things will turn into a corrupted channel . Should a man of mean abilities , or of dubious principles , fill the chair which Dr Beattie might have filled , who must answer for the good which ...
... things to go on in the easiest way : thus things will turn into a corrupted channel . Should a man of mean abilities , or of dubious principles , fill the chair which Dr Beattie might have filled , who must answer for the good which ...
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... thing , too , on this head , deserves attention . A man should not be accused of obstinacy , till he have told all his reasons , and till it appear that they are all unsatisfactory . I have never told all my reasons : I have told those ...
... thing , too , on this head , deserves attention . A man should not be accused of obstinacy , till he have told all his reasons , and till it appear that they are all unsatisfactory . I have never told all my reasons : I have told those ...
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