The Selected Writings of Benjamin RushPhilosophical Library, 1947 - 433 pages |
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Page 187
... vice . I knew an instance of a woman , who was exemplary in her obedience to every command of the moral law , except one . She could not refrain from stealing . What made this vice the more remarkable was , that she was in easy circum ...
... vice . I knew an instance of a woman , who was exemplary in her obedience to every command of the moral law , except one . She could not refrain from stealing . What made this vice the more remarkable was , that she was in easy circum ...
Page 197
... vice , and to promote virtue . All writers upon the leprosy , take notice of its connection with a certain vice . To this disease gross animal food , particularly swine's flesh , and a dirty skin , have been thought to be predisposing ...
... vice , and to promote virtue . All writers upon the leprosy , take notice of its connection with a certain vice . To this disease gross animal food , particularly swine's flesh , and a dirty skin , have been thought to be predisposing ...
Page 298
... vice of a malignant dye in a physician . Many lives have been lost , by the want of punctual and regular attention to the varying symptoms of diseases ; but still more have been sacrificed by the criminal preference , which has been ...
... vice of a malignant dye in a physician . Many lives have been lost , by the want of punctual and regular attention to the varying symptoms of diseases ; but still more have been sacrificed by the criminal preference , which has been ...
Contents
ON SLAVEKEEPING 1773 | 3 |
A PLAN OF A PEACEOFFICE FOR THE UNITED STATES | 19 |
SYLVANIA 1777 | 54 |
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