Selected Essays of William Hazlitt, 1778-1830 |
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Virtue , says Montesquieu , is the principle of republics ; honour , of a monarchy . But it is " honour dishonourable , sin - bred " —it is the honour of trucking a principle for a place , of exchanging our honest convictions for a ...
Virtue , says Montesquieu , is the principle of republics ; honour , of a monarchy . But it is " honour dishonourable , sin - bred " —it is the honour of trucking a principle for a place , of exchanging our honest convictions for a ...
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Depth consists then in tracing any number of particular effects to a general principle , or in distinguishing an un- known cause from the individual and varying circum- stances with which it is implicated , and under which it lurks ...
Depth consists then in tracing any number of particular effects to a general principle , or in distinguishing an un- known cause from the individual and varying circum- stances with which it is implicated , and under which it lurks ...
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He forgets that it was religion that poured it down their throats , and that this principle , mixed with the frailty of human passion , has often been as ready to inflict as to endure . I could make the world good , wise , happy to ...
He forgets that it was religion that poured it down their throats , and that this principle , mixed with the frailty of human passion , has often been as ready to inflict as to endure . I could make the world good , wise , happy to ...
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On the Love of Life | 8 |
On Living to Onesself | 24 |
On Reading Old Books | 40 |
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| Título | Selected Essays of William Hazlitt, 1778-1830 |
| Autor | William Hazlitt |
| Editor | Geoffrey Keynes |
| Editor | Random House, 1930 |
| Procedencia del original | Universidad de Indiana |
| Digitalizado | 30 Ene. 2009 |
| Largo | 807 páginas |
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