The Portico, Volume 1Neale Wills & Cole, 1816 |
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... observations have been those of ignorance , " prejudice , or self - interest ; for it is natural to believe and to ... observation , and some experience . We are glad to see such . pictures , addressed to the eyes and the understanding ...
... observations have been those of ignorance , " prejudice , or self - interest ; for it is natural to believe and to ... observation , and some experience . We are glad to see such . pictures , addressed to the eyes and the understanding ...
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... observations and reasoning , yet it is apparent that he labours to establish certain points , and is prejudiced in favour of certain regulations . He cites numerous cases , but leaves the inference to be drawn , or the application to be ...
... observations and reasoning , yet it is apparent that he labours to establish certain points , and is prejudiced in favour of certain regulations . He cites numerous cases , but leaves the inference to be drawn , or the application to be ...
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... observations , appear to have been directed to this one point , viz : " To vindicate the ways of God to Man . " The work is divided into Nine Books , or general heads ; of which the four first treat of the various phenomena and appear ...
... observations , appear to have been directed to this one point , viz : " To vindicate the ways of God to Man . " The work is divided into Nine Books , or general heads ; of which the four first treat of the various phenomena and appear ...
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... observed that a number of families between the tropicks lived entirely on the Banana . This useful and agreeable plant has such intimate connex- ion with the first wants of man in a state of innocence and inexperience , that it is ...
... observed that a number of families between the tropicks lived entirely on the Banana . This useful and agreeable plant has such intimate connex- ion with the first wants of man in a state of innocence and inexperience , that it is ...
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... observed in the different orders , for , as is known , it is the relation which the height of the column bears to its size , that constitutes the orders . But it is not at all probable that the Greeks , born in an age of liberty and ...
... observed in the different orders , for , as is known , it is the relation which the height of the column bears to its size , that constitutes the orders . But it is not at all probable that the Greeks , born in an age of liberty and ...
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