Essays: Moral, Political and AestheticD. Appleton, 1868 - 418 páginas |
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... - erable extent from the traditions and precedents of the past , and organizing a new system professedly founded upon self - evident truths , and aiming at the establish- PREFACE . 5 ment of natural rights , it is 4 PREFACE .
... - erable extent from the traditions and precedents of the past , and organizing a new system professedly founded upon self - evident truths , and aiming at the establish- PREFACE . 5 ment of natural rights , it is 4 PREFACE .
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Herbert Spencer. PREFACE . 5 ment of natural rights , it is obvious that our citizens have a vital and peculiar interest in the elucidation of those foundation truths which should guide the course of legislation , and control the policy ...
Herbert Spencer. PREFACE . 5 ment of natural rights , it is obvious that our citizens have a vital and peculiar interest in the elucidation of those foundation truths which should guide the course of legislation , and control the policy ...
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... ment quoted in a book as testimony , would be laughed at ; but the letter of a court gossip , if written some cen- turies ago , is thought good historical evidence . By making this change , some of the suspensions are avoided and others ...
... ment quoted in a book as testimony , would be laughed at ; but the letter of a court gossip , if written some cen- turies ago , is thought good historical evidence . By making this change , some of the suspensions are avoided and others ...
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... ment , scene , or event described , those typical elements which carry many others along with them ; and so , by saying a few things but suggesting many , to abridge the description ; is the secret of producing a vivid impression . An ...
... ment , scene , or event described , those typical elements which carry many others along with them ; and so , by saying a few things but suggesting many , to abridge the description ; is the secret of producing a vivid impression . An ...
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... ment produced by the near approach to a desired conclu- sion , will often show itself in a series of short , sharp sen . tences ; while , in impressing a view already enunciated , we generally make our periods voluminous by piling ...
... ment produced by the near approach to a desired conclu- sion , will often show itself in a series of short , sharp sen . tences ; while , in impressing a view already enunciated , we generally make our periods voluminous by piling ...
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