Elements of Criticism, Volume 2A. Miller, London; and A. Kincaid & J. Bell, Edinburgh, 1762 |
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... because a man is con- nected with thefe by the relation of cause and effect . The fituation of a great house ought to be lofty ; for the relation betwixt an edifice and the ground it ftands of the most intimate kind . ( upon , is Its ...
... because a man is con- nected with thefe by the relation of cause and effect . The fituation of a great house ought to be lofty ; for the relation betwixt an edifice and the ground it ftands of the most intimate kind . ( upon , is Its ...
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... because it can never exceed the bounds of justice . And yet the crime here attempted , murder under truft repofed , is what even a mifcreant will scarce attempt against his bitterest enemy . What is faid may be thought fufficient to ...
... because it can never exceed the bounds of justice . And yet the crime here attempted , murder under truft repofed , is what even a mifcreant will scarce attempt against his bitterest enemy . What is faid may be thought fufficient to ...
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... because , were errors licensed where they do no hurt , inattention would grow into a habit , and be the occafion of much hurt . The final cause of propriety as to moral duties , is of all the most illuftrious . To have a just notion of ...
... because , were errors licensed where they do no hurt , inattention would grow into a habit , and be the occafion of much hurt . The final cause of propriety as to moral duties , is of all the most illuftrious . To have a just notion of ...
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... conduct with respect to ourselves ; as the fenfe of justice is the natural law that regulates our conduct with respect to others . I call the fense of propriety propriety a law , because it really is fo , Ch.X. 21 AND PROPRIETY .
... conduct with respect to ourselves ; as the fenfe of justice is the natural law that regulates our conduct with respect to others . I call the fense of propriety propriety a law , because it really is fo , Ch.X. 21 AND PROPRIETY .
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Lord Henry Home Kames. propriety a law , because it really is fo , not lefs than the fenfe of juftice . If by law be meant a rule of conduct that we are con- scious ought to be obeyed , this definition , which I conceive to be ftrictly ...
Lord Henry Home Kames. propriety a law , because it really is fo , not lefs than the fenfe of juftice . If by law be meant a rule of conduct that we are con- scious ought to be obeyed , this definition , which I conceive to be ftrictly ...
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