The Works of John Locke, Volume 5J. Johnson, 1801 |
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... less than publishing will satisfy you , I must desire you to remember , that you must be answerable to the world for the style , which is such as a man writes carelessly to his friend , when he seeks truth , not orna- ment ; and studies ...
... less than publishing will satisfy you , I must desire you to remember , that you must be answerable to the world for the style , which is such as a man writes carelessly to his friend , when he seeks truth , not orna- ment ; and studies ...
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... less than trade , have made borrowing in fashion . The bankers are a clear instance of this : for some years since , the scarcity of money having made it in England worth really more than six per cent . most of those that had not the ...
... less than trade , have made borrowing in fashion . The bankers are a clear instance of this : for some years since , the scarcity of money having made it in England worth really more than six per cent . most of those that had not the ...
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... less money left in the country to drive the trade : for the bankers , paying at most but four per cent . and receiving from six to ten per cent . or more , at that low rate could be content to have more money lie dead by them , than now ...
... less money left in the country to drive the trade : for the bankers , paying at most but four per cent . and receiving from six to ten per cent . or more , at that low rate could be content to have more money lie dead by them , than now ...
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... less and seldomer felt than the following , unless where the debts of the people are grown to a greater proportion ; for that , constantly causing more borrowers than there can be lenders , will make money scarce , and consequently in ...
... less and seldomer felt than the following , unless where the debts of the people are grown to a greater proportion ; for that , constantly causing more borrowers than there can be lenders , will make money scarce , and consequently in ...
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... less proportion , want the means of plenty and power , and so are poorer . Nor would they be one jot the richer , if , by the discovery of new mines , the quantity of gold and silver in the world becoming twice as much as it is , their ...
... less proportion , want the means of plenty and power , and so are poorer . Nor would they be one jot the richer , if , by the discovery of new mines , the quantity of gold and silver in the world becoming twice as much as it is , their ...
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