Sketches of the History of Man: Considerably Enlarged by the Last Additions and Corrections of the Author. ...J. J. Tourneisen, 1796 - 376 páginas |
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... because the want of them can be fupplied by educa- An infant must be taught to walk ; and it is long be- fore it acquires the art in perfection . Brutes have no tea . cher but nature . A foal , the moment it fees the light , walks no ...
... because the want of them can be fupplied by educa- An infant must be taught to walk ; and it is long be- fore it acquires the art in perfection . Brutes have no tea . cher but nature . A foal , the moment it fees the light , walks no ...
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... because their iffue , a mule , cannot procreate . He applies that rule to man ; holding all men to be of the fame fpecies , because a man and a woman , however different in fize , in fhape , in complexion , can pro- create together ...
... because their iffue , a mule , cannot procreate . He applies that rule to man ; holding all men to be of the fame fpecies , because a man and a woman , however different in fize , in fhape , in complexion , can pro- create together ...
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... because in all climates we find an averfion to ftrangers . From the inftan- ces given above , let us select two iflands , or two clusters of islands , fuppofe for example Bowman's iflands inhabited by Whites , and thofe adjacent to New ...
... because in all climates we find an averfion to ftrangers . From the inftan- ces given above , let us select two iflands , or two clusters of islands , fuppofe for example Bowman's iflands inhabited by Whites , and thofe adjacent to New ...
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... because the inhabitants are not exceeded by any other people in firmnefs of mind . Though the Dolphin was probably the firft fhip they had . ever seen , yet they refolutely marched to the fhore , : and and attacked her with a shower of ...
... because the inhabitants are not exceeded by any other people in firmnefs of mind . Though the Dolphin was probably the firft fhip they had . ever seen , yet they refolutely marched to the fhore , : and and attacked her with a shower of ...
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... because they make no difficulty of fui- cide when they fall into any diftrefs . But their paffive courage is equal to that of the Americans : when tortured in order to extort a confeffion they fhow the utmoft firmnefs ; and feldom dif ...
... because they make no difficulty of fui- cide when they fall into any diftrefs . But their paffive courage is equal to that of the Americans : when tortured in order to extort a confeffion they fhow the utmoft firmnefs ; and feldom dif ...
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