An Essay on Military Educationauthor; and sold, 1776 - 106 Seiten |
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... never confidered it in any other light : Xenophon fays , in many paffages of his works , that " every thing must be referred to action . " They are like light and substance , irradiating and giving ftrength and beauty to each other ...
... never confidered it in any other light : Xenophon fays , in many paffages of his works , that " every thing must be referred to action . " They are like light and substance , irradiating and giving ftrength and beauty to each other ...
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... never make a foldier , without fuch an effort of virtuous refolution as the spirit of the times does not greatly encou- rage us to expect . Much , however , may be done by gradual advances : he must relinquish the amusements of the town ...
... never make a foldier , without fuch an effort of virtuous refolution as the spirit of the times does not greatly encou- rage us to expect . Much , however , may be done by gradual advances : he must relinquish the amusements of the town ...
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... never be out of fight , but constantly accompany his progress in science , as the only ground upon which the advantages of science can be permanently fecured . With this , where brilliancy and vigour of natural parts are want- ing , an ...
... never be out of fight , but constantly accompany his progress in science , as the only ground upon which the advantages of science can be permanently fecured . With this , where brilliancy and vigour of natural parts are want- ing , an ...
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... never fallen into a ftate of inor- dinate appetence , laws and legal restraints would have been needlefs : but as all men are tyrants by nature , prone to covet and grasp at the rights of others , the great law of SAFETY TO ALL can no ...
... never fallen into a ftate of inor- dinate appetence , laws and legal restraints would have been needlefs : but as all men are tyrants by nature , prone to covet and grasp at the rights of others , the great law of SAFETY TO ALL can no ...
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... never gave the vulture a right to rule over the dove - cote ; never gave up the innocent many for a prey to the tyrannous few . Arbitrary regents are no further of his appointment , than the evils of earthquakes and hurricanes ; and as ...
... never gave the vulture a right to rule over the dove - cote ; never gave up the innocent many for a prey to the tyrannous few . Arbitrary regents are no further of his appointment , than the evils of earthquakes and hurricanes ; and as ...
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