Sketches of the History of Man: In Two Volumes, Volume 1W. Creech, 1774 |
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... shall be reduced to the condition of favages , which is , that each individual depends entirely on his own labour for procuring every neceffary of life . The confequences of a favourable balance are at first directly op- pofite : but at ...
... shall be reduced to the condition of favages , which is , that each individual depends entirely on his own labour for procuring every neceffary of life . The confequences of a favourable balance are at first directly op- pofite : but at ...
Page 78
... shall be deprived even of our own markets ; for in fpite of the utmost vigi- lance , foreign commodities , cheaper than our own , will be pour- ed in upon us . The last scene is to be deprived of our gold and filver , and reduced to the ...
... shall be deprived even of our own markets ; for in fpite of the utmost vigi- lance , foreign commodities , cheaper than our own , will be pour- ed in upon us . The last scene is to be deprived of our gold and filver , and reduced to the ...
Page 120
... shall see afterward ( d ) , that Co in ( a ) Tufculan Queftions , lib . 4. N ° 3. & 4 . ( b ) Lib . 4 . ( c ) Lib . 15. cap . 9 . ( d ) Sketch 7. Progrefs of Manners . * The firft feal that a young Greenlander catches is made a feaft ...
... shall see afterward ( d ) , that Co in ( a ) Tufculan Queftions , lib . 4. N ° 3. & 4 . ( b ) Lib . 4 . ( c ) Lib . 15. cap . 9 . ( d ) Sketch 7. Progrefs of Manners . * The firft feal that a young Greenlander catches is made a feaft ...
Page 127
... shall lie , and thou shalt go “ in , and uncover his feet , and lay thee down , and he will tell " thee what thou fhalt do . And the faid unto her , All that thou fayst unto me , I will do . " And she went down unto the floor , and did ...
... shall lie , and thou shalt go “ in , and uncover his feet , and lay thee down , and he will tell " thee what thou fhalt do . And the faid unto her , All that thou fayst unto me , I will do . " And she went down unto the floor , and did ...
Page 131
... shall fit upon my throne ? " For he is gone down this day , and hath flain oxen , and fat " cattle , and fheep in abundance , and hath called all the king's " fons , and the captains of the host , and Abiathar the priest ; and " behold ...
... shall fit upon my throne ? " For he is gone down this day , and hath flain oxen , and fat " cattle , and fheep in abundance , and hath called all the king's " fons , and the captains of the host , and Abiathar the priest ; and " behold ...
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Page xii - And out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof. And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the Field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him.
Page 123 - The Lord recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the Lord God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to trust.
Page 122 - And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me. I went out full, and the Lord hath brought me home again empty...
Page 126 - And she lay at his feet until the morning: and she rose up before one could know another. And he said, Let it not be known that a woman came into the floor.
Page 125 - And when Boaz had eaten and drunk, and his heart was merry, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of corn : and she came softly, and uncovered his feet, and laid her down.
Page 123 - And Ruth the Moabitess said unto Naomi, Let me now go to the field, and glean ears of corn after him in whose sight I shall find grace. And she said unto her, Go, my daughter.
Page 123 - Hearest thou not my daughter? Go not to glean in another field, neither go from hence, but abide here fast by my maidens : let thine eyes be on the field that they do reap, and go thou after them : have I not charged the young men that they shall not touch thee? and when thou art athirst, go unto the vessels, and drink of that which the young men have drawn.
Page 122 - So they two went until they came to Beth-lehem. And it came to pass, when they were come to Beth-lehem, that all the city was moved about them, and they said, Is this Naomi?
Page 123 - And she went, and came, and gleaned in the field after the reapers : and her hap was to light on a part of the field belonging unto Boaz, who was of the kindred of Elimelech.
Page 461 - For if any one shall claim a power to lay and levy taxes on the people, by his own authority and without such consent of the people, he thereby invades the fundamental law of property and subverts the end of government; for what property have I in that which another may by right take, when he pleases, to himself?