Prose and PoetryR. Hart-Davis, 1952 - 864 pages |
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Page 581
... human mind . The inductive method not only endured , but required greater freedom of diction . It was im- possible to reason from phenomena up to principles , to mark slight shades of difference in quality , or to estimate the ...
... human mind . The inductive method not only endured , but required greater freedom of diction . It was im- possible to reason from phenomena up to principles , to mark slight shades of difference in quality , or to estimate the ...
Page 584
... human nature , that a man , if able , will take from others any thing which they have and he desires , it is sufficiently evident , that when a man is called a king he does not change his nature ; so that when he has got power to enable ...
... human nature , that a man , if able , will take from others any thing which they have and he desires , it is sufficiently evident , that when a man is called a king he does not change his nature ; so that when he has got power to enable ...
Page 589
... human desire , and , speaking more definitely , of the means to the ends of human desire , namely , wealth and power , each party will endeavour to obtain as much as possible . " If any expedient presents itself to any of the supposed ...
... human desire , and , speaking more definitely , of the means to the ends of human desire , namely , wealth and power , each party will endeavour to obtain as much as possible . " If any expedient presents itself to any of the supposed ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 7 |
THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND SELECTED PASSAGES II | 13 |
ESSAYS | 233 |
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