The Four Ages; Together with Essays on Various SubjectsCadell and Davies, 1798 - 454 pàgines |
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... human and animal fa- crifices , & c . have apparently once been universal . ” ASIATIC RESEARCHES . + To which may be added , the North - American Indians , of whom Bartram fays , " their head , neck , and breaft are painted with ...
... human and animal fa- crifices , & c . have apparently once been universal . ” ASIATIC RESEARCHES . + To which may be added , the North - American Indians , of whom Bartram fays , " their head , neck , and breaft are painted with ...
Pàgina 12
... human life - that of the folitary favage , ( for fociety in its worst state is better than none ) —a few fuch beings have been known to us : within this century a lad was caught in Germany , and a girl in France , both of whom had run ...
... human life - that of the folitary favage , ( for fociety in its worst state is better than none ) —a few fuch beings have been known to us : within this century a lad was caught in Germany , and a girl in France , both of whom had run ...
Pàgina 28
... Human and bear's gall are scarcely lefs precious . They think alfo that there is great virtue in human flesh and fat . The flesh of a ferpent is efteemed as a 1pecific for bad eyes - that of a wolf for a difordered ftomach - a wolf's ...
... Human and bear's gall are scarcely lefs precious . They think alfo that there is great virtue in human flesh and fat . The flesh of a ferpent is efteemed as a 1pecific for bad eyes - that of a wolf for a difordered ftomach - a wolf's ...
Pàgina 31
... human mind at that period - fuch as placing vaft ftones in circles , or fufpending and balancing them upon points , erecting pyramids , & c . but it wants science for fuch complicated works as churches , & c . The • 1 which fuch times ...
... human mind at that period - fuch as placing vaft ftones in circles , or fufpending and balancing them upon points , erecting pyramids , & c . but it wants science for fuch complicated works as churches , & c . The • 1 which fuch times ...
Pàgina 44
... humanity to establish a fyf- tem more confonant with infinite mercy . School - divinity is perfectly abolished . All pofitions which cannot be under- ftood , and if they could be fo , are of no confequence , have long fince ceased to be ...
... humanity to establish a fyf- tem more confonant with infinite mercy . School - divinity is perfectly abolished . All pofitions which cannot be under- ftood , and if they could be fo , are of no confequence , have long fince ceased to be ...
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Æneid againſt alfo alſo artiſt becauſe beſt Brazen-Age cauſe circumſtances confequence confidered confift converfation courſe cuſtom effect Epitaph eſtabliſhed exifts exiſt expreffed faid fame fays feems fenfation fhall fhew firft firſt fociety fome fomething fometimes foon fource ftate ftill fubject fublime fuch fufficient fuperior fuppofe furely genius Gothic Gothic Architecture greateſt himſelf honour houſe idea increaſed inftances inftrument inſtead Iron-Age laft laſt leaſt lefs liberty meaſure ment modern moſt mufic muft muſical muſt myſelf nature neceffary never obferved occafion ourſelves paffages painting perfection perfons perhaps philofopher pleaſe pleaſure poet poffeffion poffefs Pope preſent principle produced progrefs purpoſe reaſon refpect replied reſemblance ſay ſcarce Schâh ſcience ſeems ſhall ſhort ſhould Silver-Age ſmall ſome ſpeaking ſtate ſtill ſtyle ſuch ſuppoſe tafte taſte thefe themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe thou Timur tion ture ufual uſe Voltaire wiſh worfe worſe Zadib