An Essay on Military Educationauthor; and sold, 1776 - 106 Seiten |
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... kind of government has its nature , end , and principle : its nature is its particular conftitution adapted to fome end ; its end is that to which its conftitution is effentially dif- pofed ; and its principle is the active power of ...
... kind of government has its nature , end , and principle : its nature is its particular conftitution adapted to fome end ; its end is that to which its conftitution is effentially dif- pofed ; and its principle is the active power of ...
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... kind of knowledge , and to apply their talents to those objects and pursuits , that will render them most serviceable in the support of the government under which they are born , and on the strength and profperity of which their own ...
... kind of knowledge , and to apply their talents to those objects and pursuits , that will render them most serviceable in the support of the government under which they are born , and on the strength and profperity of which their own ...
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... kind of fpirit and address , which , in its rude ftate , muft approach much nearer impudence than intelligent and manly intrepidity , they suppose them poffeffed of the effential requisite in a foldier , and that a suit of regimentals ...
... kind of fpirit and address , which , in its rude ftate , muft approach much nearer impudence than intelligent and manly intrepidity , they suppose them poffeffed of the effential requisite in a foldier , and that a suit of regimentals ...
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... love of hardship , that despises ease and indulgence as unworthy of a man ; and inured chiefly to that kind of hard- ship to which military fervice is most exposed , fuch ship ( 28 ) ment, left that which is intended as a benefit ...
... love of hardship , that despises ease and indulgence as unworthy of a man ; and inured chiefly to that kind of hard- ship to which military fervice is most exposed , fuch ship ( 28 ) ment, left that which is intended as a benefit ...
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... kind was united to laugh it out of the world . But it is born of fuch evil paffions , and produces fuch horrible effects , as to demand the utmost exertion of legal authority for its total extirpa- tion . For an imaginary affront given ...
... kind was united to laugh it out of the world . But it is born of fuch evil paffions , and produces fuch horrible effects , as to demand the utmost exertion of legal authority for its total extirpa- tion . For an imaginary affront given ...
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