The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal, Том 78A. Constable, 1843 |
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... hundred are accustomed to take their opinions on such matters on trust . They hear with surprise that what they supposed to be settled is questioned , and often avoid the trouble of enquiring , by endeavouring to believe that the truth ...
... hundred are accustomed to take their opinions on such matters on trust . They hear with surprise that what they supposed to be settled is questioned , and often avoid the trouble of enquiring , by endeavouring to believe that the truth ...
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... hundred years the Mercantile System reigned with almost undisputed authority . At length it was shaken by the French Economists - it was conclusively refuted by Adam Smith - it was abandoned by the scientific and literary public ...
... hundred years the Mercantile System reigned with almost undisputed authority . At length it was shaken by the French Economists - it was conclusively refuted by Adam Smith - it was abandoned by the scientific and literary public ...
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... hundred ounces of gold instead of fifty , a quarter of rice would be worth two ounces instead of one ; or if the same labour could gather one hundred quarters of rice instead of fifty , a quarter of rice would be worth only half an ...
... hundred ounces of gold instead of fifty , a quarter of rice would be worth two ounces instead of one ; or if the same labour could gather one hundred quarters of rice instead of fifty , a quarter of rice would be worth only half an ...
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... hundred old women , whose proxies threw me , ' he says , into ' the minority ! I was in a rage , and the directors were in a rage , and a council was called , and a law was passed which pre- vented such proceedings for the future ; but ...
... hundred old women , whose proxies threw me , ' he says , into ' the minority ! I was in a rage , and the directors were in a rage , and a council was called , and a law was passed which pre- vented such proceedings for the future ; but ...
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... hundred thousand of the nobility of this devoted country have peopled the deserts of Siberia since Catharine first placed its crown on the head of her paramour . Few years have passed in which some of her children have not departed on ...
... hundred thousand of the nobility of this devoted country have peopled the deserts of Siberia since Catharine first placed its crown on the head of her paramour . Few years have passed in which some of her children have not departed on ...
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Сторінка 251 - Oh! if sometimes thy spotless form descend, To me, thy aid, thou guardian genius, lend! When rage misguides me, or when fear alarms, When pain distresses, or when pleasure charms, In silent whisperings purer thoughts impart, And turn from ill a frail and feeble heart, Lead through the paths thy virtue trod before, Till bliss shall join, nor death can part us more.
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Сторінка 251 - Or dost thou warn poor mortals left behind, A task well suited to thy gentle mind ? Oh! if sometimes thy spotless form descend, To me thy aid, thou guardian genius, lend! When rage misguides me, or when fear alarms, When pain distresses, or when pleasure charms, In silent whisperings purer thoughts impart, And turn from ill a frail and feeble heart; Lead through the paths thy virtue trod before, Till bliss shall join, nor death can...
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