Prose Masterpieces from Modern Essayists ...G. P. Putnam's sons, 1883 |
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... virtue in the governor can ren- der it expedient for the governed to dispense with good laws and good institutions ... virtues of those who are in power - their opposition is a sufficient authority for the rejection of the measure ...
... virtue in the governor can ren- der it expedient for the governed to dispense with good laws and good institutions ... virtues of those who are in power - their opposition is a sufficient authority for the rejection of the measure ...
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... virtues of men in power , are opposed to the first principles on which all laws proceed . " Such allegations of individual virtue are never supported by specific proof , are scarce ever sus- ceptible of specific disproof , and specific ...
... virtues of men in power , are opposed to the first principles on which all laws proceed . " Such allegations of individual virtue are never supported by specific proof , are scarce ever sus- ceptible of specific disproof , and specific ...
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... virtue ; no penalty to wisdom : they are proper additions of being . In a virtuous action , I properly am ; in a virtuous act , I add to the world ; I plant into deserts conquered from Chaos and Noth- ing , and see the darkness receding ...
... virtue ; no penalty to wisdom : they are proper additions of being . In a virtuous action , I properly am ; in a virtuous act , I add to the world ; I plant into deserts conquered from Chaos and Noth- ing , and see the darkness receding ...
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THE MUTABILITY OF LITERATURE By W Irving | 3 |
THE WORLD OF BOOKS | 25 |
IMPERFECT SYMPATHIES | 43 |
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