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... objects to be pointed out , it makes visible by the combination of a few elements of sound , every idea which the mind is capable of con- ceiving . From our familiarity with this art , it is not easy for us to appreciate its importance ...
... objects to be pointed out , it makes visible by the combination of a few elements of sound , every idea which the mind is capable of con- ceiving . From our familiarity with this art , it is not easy for us to appreciate its importance ...
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... object which they never lose sight of ; a cause to which they are always subservient ; principles which are developed with some new accession of strength and beauty on every page ; a Hero , not of mortal nature , whom they every where ...
... object which they never lose sight of ; a cause to which they are always subservient ; principles which are developed with some new accession of strength and beauty on every page ; a Hero , not of mortal nature , whom they every where ...
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... object . I look upon it as no unmean- ing compliment to the Bible , that the best artists have awarded to it this distinguished honour ; and one reason why they have done so , obviously is , that profane history furnishes no such themes ...
... object . I look upon it as no unmean- ing compliment to the Bible , that the best artists have awarded to it this distinguished honour ; and one reason why they have done so , obviously is , that profane history furnishes no such themes ...
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... object of a law should always be attainable , and always of sufficient importance to demand its enactment . It may be to a high degree fit and proper that men , as citizens , should do right in every thing ; while it may not be fit and ...
... object of a law should always be attainable , and always of sufficient importance to demand its enactment . It may be to a high degree fit and proper that men , as citizens , should do right in every thing ; while it may not be fit and ...
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... object of their civil laws is to define and illustrate the doctrine of personal rights ; to govern their intercourse in the common transactions of human life ; to extend their influence into the 60 LEGISLATIVE SCIENCE ..
... object of their civil laws is to define and illustrate the doctrine of personal rights ; to govern their intercourse in the common transactions of human life ; to extend their influence into the 60 LEGISLATIVE SCIENCE ..
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