History of Civilization in England, כרך 1J. W. Parker and son, 1857 |
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תוצאות 1-5 מתוך 100
עמוד 10
... possessed of great abilities , become the founders of new philosophies and new religions , which often exercise immense influence over the people who receive them . But the authors of these sys- tems are themselves affected by the ...
... possessed of great abilities , become the founders of new philosophies and new religions , which often exercise immense influence over the people who receive them . But the authors of these sys- tems are themselves affected by the ...
עמוד 32
... the resources for future discovery possessed by these two great classes , the students of the mind and the stu- dents of nature . This task I shall endeavour to accom- plish in the next two chapters and if I do 32 CIVILIZATION IN ENGLAND .
... the resources for future discovery possessed by these two great classes , the students of the mind and the stu- dents of nature . This task I shall endeavour to accom- plish in the next two chapters and if I do 32 CIVILIZATION IN ENGLAND .
עמוד 40
... possessed that steady and unflinching industry for which the inhabitants of temperate regions are remarkable . The reason of this becomes clear , when we remember that in the more northern countries the severity of the weather , and ...
... possessed that steady and unflinching industry for which the inhabitants of temperate regions are remarkable . The reason of this becomes clear , when we remember that in the more northern countries the severity of the weather , and ...
עמוד 41
... possessed one of these conditions in a very favourable form . In Asia , civilization has always been confined to that vast tract where a rich and alluvial soil has secured to man that wealth without some share of which no intellectual ...
... possessed one of these conditions in a very favourable form . In Asia , civilization has always been confined to that vast tract where a rich and alluvial soil has secured to man that wealth without some share of which no intellectual ...
עמוד 47
Henry Thomas Buckle. can guide us , are unlimited ; nor are we possessed of any evidence which authorizes us to assign even an imaginary boundary at which the human intellect will , of necessity , be brought to a stand . And as this ...
Henry Thomas Buckle. can guide us , are unlimited ; nor are we possessed of any evidence which authorizes us to assign even an imaginary boundary at which the human intellect will , of necessity , be brought to a stand . And as this ...
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עמוד 419 - The storm has gone over me; and I lie like one of those old oaks which the late hurricane has scattered about me. I am stripped of all my honours, I am torn up by the roots, and lie prostrate on the earth!
עמוד 216 - But all who read, and most do read, endeavor to obtain some smattering in that science. I have been told by an eminent bookseller, that in no branch of his business, after tracts of popular devotion, were so many books as those on the law exported to the plantations.
עמוד 26 - In a given state of society, a certain number of persons must put an end to their own life. This is the general law; and the special question as to who shall commit the crime depends of course upon special laws; which, however, in their total action, must obey the large social law to which they are subordinate.
עמוד 325 - Sir, the State, in choosing men to serve it, takes no notice of their opinions ; if they be willing faithfully to serve it, — that satisfies.
עמוד 308 - In matters of God, to set down a Form of Prayer, a solemn Confession of the Articles of the Christian Faith, and Ceremonies meet for the exercise of Religion ; it were unnatural not to think the Pastors and Bishops of our souls a great deal more fit, than men of secular trades and callings...
עמוד 411 - In effect, to follow not to force the public inclination, to give a direction, a form, a technical dress, and a specific sanction to the general sense of the community, is the true end of legislature.
עמוד 439 - ... felony without benefit of clergy, and the offenders therein shall be adjudged felons, and shall suffer death as in case of felony without benefit of clergy.
עמוד 37 - Of all vulgar modes of escaping from the consideration of the effect of social and moral influences on the human mind, the most vulgar is that of attributing the diversities of conduct and character to inherent natural differences.
עמוד 307 - ... follow like beasts the first in the herd, they know not nor care not whither, this were brutish. Again, that authority of men should prevail with men either against or above Reason, is no part of our belief. Companies of learned men...
עמוד 408 - The excursions of his genius are immense? His imperial fancy has laid all nature under tribute, and has collected riches from every scene of the creation, and every walk of art.