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In short , Mr. Bentham writes as if he was allowed but a single sentence to express his whole view of a subject in , and as if , should he omit a single circumstance or step of the argument , it would be lost to the world for ever ...
In short , Mr. Bentham writes as if he was allowed but a single sentence to express his whole view of a subject in , and as if , should he omit a single circumstance or step of the argument , it would be lost to the world for ever ...
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on those who use him cavalierly , and to be cavalier to those who express an undue or unqualified admiration of him . He looks up with unfeigned respect to acknowledged reputation ( but then it must be very well ascertained before he ...
on those who use him cavalierly , and to be cavalier to those who express an undue or unqualified admiration of him . He looks up with unfeigned respect to acknowledged reputation ( but then it must be very well ascertained before he ...
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... tints and ever - varying forms gence of his “ That which was now a horse , even with a thought The rack dislimns , and makes it indistinct As water is in water . " Our author's mind is ( as he himself might express it ) tangential .
... tints and ever - varying forms gence of his “ That which was now a horse , even with a thought The rack dislimns , and makes it indistinct As water is in water . " Our author's mind is ( as he himself might express it ) tangential .
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He has the self - possession and masterly execution of an experienced player or fencer , and does not seem to express his natural convictions , or to be engaged in a mortal struggle . This greater ease and indifference is the result of ...
He has the self - possession and masterly execution of an experienced player or fencer , and does not seem to express his natural convictions , or to be engaged in a mortal struggle . This greater ease and indifference is the result of ...
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The one was , to express our admiration at the good - nature of the mottos , in which the author has taken occasion to remember and quote almost every living author ( whether illustrious or obscure ) but himselfan indirect argument in ...
The one was , to express our admiration at the good - nature of the mottos , in which the author has taken occasion to remember and quote almost every living author ( whether illustrious or obscure ) but himselfan indirect argument in ...
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