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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... employ dogs of that kind to watch during night the goods they carry . Is it conceivable , that such different instincts , con- ftantly the fame in the fame fpecies , can proceed from climate , from mixture of breed , or from other ...
... employ dogs of that kind to watch during night the goods they carry . Is it conceivable , that such different instincts , con- ftantly the fame in the fame fpecies , can proceed from climate , from mixture of breed , or from other ...
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... employed by Providence to qualify different races of men for different climates , is a fubject to which little attention has been given . It lies too far out of fight to expect a complete dif- covery ; but facts carefully collected ...
... employed by Providence to qualify different races of men for different climates , is a fubject to which little attention has been given . It lies too far out of fight to expect a complete dif- covery ; but facts carefully collected ...
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... employed in defcribing the in- fluence of climate on the conftitution and temper . The following is the fubftance . " For the fun , " where he draws out a moderate degree of moif- " ture , preferves the body in a temperate ftate ; " bu ...
... employed in defcribing the in- fluence of climate on the conftitution and temper . The following is the fubftance . " For the fun , " where he draws out a moderate degree of moif- " ture , preferves the body in a temperate ftate ; " bu ...
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... employ that fatalpoifon for gratifying " hatred , jealoufy , or revenge . But in a state of nature , though there ... employing poifoned arrows against their enemies ? To account for manners fo fingular in the favages of Guiana , there ...
... employ that fatalpoifon for gratifying " hatred , jealoufy , or revenge . But in a state of nature , though there ... employing poifoned arrows against their enemies ? To account for manners fo fingular in the favages of Guiana , there ...
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... employ others to move them , being too delicate to move them- felves ; and a woman enervated by indolence and intemperance is ill qualified for the fevere labor of child - bearing . Hence it is , that people of rank , where luxury ...
... employ others to move them , being too delicate to move them- felves ; and a woman enervated by indolence and intemperance is ill qualified for the fevere labor of child - bearing . Hence it is , that people of rank , where luxury ...
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