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...and with the greatest strength of argument and *arne»Uiess of persuasion : and he had such success on this important point, that few, if any, of his pupils, whatever contrary pre]udices they might bring along with them, ever left him without favourable notions of that side...

...length and with the greatest strength of argument and earnesmess of persuasion: and he had such success on this important point, that few, if any, of his...them, ever left him without favourable notions of that side of the question which he espoused and defended.2 Half a century later Adam Smith spoke of the...

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