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Neither is reason among them a point problematical as with us , where men can argue with plausibility on both sides of ... reason taught us to affirm or deny , only where we are certain ; and beyond our knowledge , we cannot do either .
Neither is reason among them a point problematical as with us , where men can argue with plausibility on both sides of ... reason taught us to affirm or deny , only where we are certain ; and beyond our knowledge , we cannot do either .
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bounds and limits of virtue ; upon the unerring rules of reason ; or upon some determinations , to be taken at the next great assembly ; and often upon the various excellencies of poetry . I may add , without vanity , that my presence ...
bounds and limits of virtue ; upon the unerring rules of reason ; or upon some determinations , to be taken at the next great assembly ; and often upon the various excellencies of poetry . I may add , without vanity , that my presence ...
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that , he was known frequently to converse with me , as if he could receive some advantage or pleasure in my company : that , such a practice was not agreeable to reason or nature , or a thing ever heard of before among them .
that , he was known frequently to converse with me , as if he could receive some advantage or pleasure in my company : that , such a practice was not agreeable to reason or nature , or a thing ever heard of before among them .
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The author gives some account of himself and family His first induce | 3 |
The Emperor of Lilliput attended by several of the nobility come | 9 |
The author diverts the emperor and his nobility of both sexes in a very | 15 |
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Bibliographic information
| Pealkiri | Great Books of the Western World, 36. köide Great Books of the Western World, Robert Maynard Hutchins |
| Editor | Robert Maynard Hutchins |
| Publisher | Encyclop¿dia Britannica, 1952 |
| Original from | the University of Virginia |
| Digitized | 27 juuni 2007 |
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