A Comparative View of the State and Faculties of Man with Those of the Animal WorldJ. Dodsley, 1767 - 236 trang |
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affections affift affociation againſt almoſt Animals arifing attention becauſe befides buſineſs cafe caufe cauſe character chearful Child Children cife circumftances compofed compofition confequence confiderable confidered confifts conftitutions defign difpofitions diſeaſes elegant enquire eſtabliſhed exerciſe expreffion exprefs faculties fame feems feldom felves fenfe fenfibility fentiment fhall fhews fhould fickly firſt focial fociety fome fometimes fong foon fource fpecies fpirit ftate ftrangers ftrength fubject fuch a manner fuckled fufficient fuperior fure Genius greateſt happineſs heart heart of age himſelf Human Imagination increaſe Infants Inftinct inftruments intereft itſelf lefs likewife Mankind meaſure melody ment Mind moft moſt Mother Mufic muft Muſic muſt Nature neceffary nefs neral never Nurfes Nurſe obferved occafion paffions perfon philofophy pleaſe pleaſure poffefs poffible powers prefent preferve principle purpoſes quire Reaſon refpect Religion ſcience ſeems ſtate Tafte Taſte temper thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe tion tivated tural ufual Underſtanding univerfally uſeful vigorous
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