Critical & Historical Essays, Volume 2Dent, 1930 |
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Page 85
... interest to violate them . Even if it should be for his interest to observe them , it might well be doubted whether the strongest and clearest interest would induce a man so haughty and self - willed to co - operate heartily with two ...
... interest to violate them . Even if it should be for his interest to observe them , it might well be doubted whether the strongest and clearest interest would induce a man so haughty and self - willed to co - operate heartily with two ...
Page 201
... interest amounted , during the prosperous times of agriculture , to as much as the rental of all the land in Great Britain ; and at present to the rental of all lands , all houses , and all other fixed property put together . " The ...
... interest amounted , during the prosperous times of agriculture , to as much as the rental of all the land in Great Britain ; and at present to the rental of all lands , all houses , and all other fixed property put together . " The ...
Page 233
... interest for money , to fight no duels , to see no plays . Do they obey these injunctions ? If it be the fact that very few of them strictly observe her precepts , when her precepts are opposed to their passions and interests , may not ...
... interest for money , to fight no duels , to see no plays . Do they obey these injunctions ? If it be the fact that very few of them strictly observe her precepts , when her precepts are opposed to their passions and interests , may not ...
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