The Origin of the Distinction of Ranks: Or, An Inquiry Into the Circumstances which Give Rise to Influence and Authority, in the Different Members of SocietyW. Blackwood, 1806 - 296 من الصفحات |
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الصفحة vi
... a chief , and the degrees of influence which he is enabled to acquire 140 SECT . II . The powers with which the chief of a rude tribe is commonly invested 161 CHAP IV . THE AUTHORITY OF A SOVEREIGN , AND vi CONTENTS .
... a chief , and the degrees of influence which he is enabled to acquire 140 SECT . II . The powers with which the chief of a rude tribe is commonly invested 161 CHAP IV . THE AUTHORITY OF A SOVEREIGN , AND vi CONTENTS .
الصفحة viii
... powers with which the chief of a rude tribe is commonly invested · . 161 CHAP IV . THE AUTHORITY OF A SOVEREIGN , AND vi CONTENTS . The effects of great opulence, and the cul- ture of the elegant arts, upon the relative con-
... powers with which the chief of a rude tribe is commonly invested · . 161 CHAP IV . THE AUTHORITY OF A SOVEREIGN , AND vi CONTENTS . The effects of great opulence, and the cul- ture of the elegant arts, upon the relative con-
الصفحة li
... , those regulations which are commonly as- cribed to Lycurgus ; proving them to have been such as would naturally prevail in a country which had long remained in a rude condition , and indeed e 2 JOHN MILLAR , ESQ . li.
... , those regulations which are commonly as- cribed to Lycurgus ; proving them to have been such as would naturally prevail in a country which had long remained in a rude condition , and indeed e 2 JOHN MILLAR , ESQ . li.
الصفحة xciv
... commonly proceed . However trifling the subject might be , he was always lively and animated ; his constant flow of spirits enabled him to extract some amuse- ment from every topic , and every character ; and his repartees , though not ...
... commonly proceed . However trifling the subject might be , he was always lively and animated ; his constant flow of spirits enabled him to extract some amuse- ment from every topic , and every character ; and his repartees , though not ...
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... commonly overlooked the transactions of early ages , as not de- serving to be remembered ; and even in the history of later and more cultivated periods , they have been more solicitous to give an exact account of battles , and public ...
... commonly overlooked the transactions of early ages , as not de- serving to be remembered ; and even in the history of later and more cultivated periods , they have been more solicitous to give an exact account of battles , and public ...
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الصفحة 134 - Is not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me : if thou wilt take the left hand, then I will go to the right ; or if thou depart to the right hand, then I will go to the left.
الصفحة 11 - 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.
الصفحة 239 - And if a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die under his hand; he shall be surely punished. Notwithstanding, if he continue a day or two, he shall not be punished: for he is his money.
الصفحة 131 - And Samuel said to all the people, See ye him whom the Lord hath chosen, that there is none like him among all the people ? And all the people shouted, and said, God save the king.
الصفحة 71 - She is not afraid of the snow for her household. For all her household are clothed with scarlet.
الصفحة 72 - She openeth her mouth with wisdom, and in her tongue is the law of kindness. She looketh well to the ways of her household and eateth not the bread of idleness. Her children arise up and call her blessed, her husband also, and he praiseth her.
الصفحة 42 - And Laban said, It is better that I give her to thee, than that I should give her to another man : abide with me.
الصفحة 129 - Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man " of valour, and he was the son of an harlot, and " Gilead begat Jephthah. " And Gilead' s wife bare him sons; and his " wife's sons grew up, and they thrust out Jephthah, ** and said unto him, Thou shalt not inherit in our ** father's house ; for thou art the son of a strange
الصفحة 129 - And the people and princes of Gilead said one to another, What man is he that will begin to fight against the children of Ammon? he shall be head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.
الصفحة 96 - Lacedemonians, that honest people, more virtuous than polite, rose up all to a man, and with the greatest respect received him among them. The Athenians being suddenly touched with a sense of the Spartan virtue, and their own degeneracy, gave a thunder of applause ; and. the old man cried out, " The Athenians understand what is good, but the Lacedemonians practise it