 | David Tucker - 2008 - 182 lehte
...words. Jefferson described the Indian as "affectionate to his children," and noted that the Indian's "affections comprehend his other connections, weakening,...us, from circle to circle, as they recede from the center" (60). This is Jefferson's version of Buffon's account of society proceeding from "the most... | |
 | Oscar Cargill - 1939 - 784 lehte
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 | 1907 - 892 lehte
...affectionate to his children, careful of them, and indulgent in the extreme : his affection comprehends his other connections, weakening, as with us, from circle to circle, as they recede from the center : his friendships are strong and faithful to the uttermost extremity : his sensibility is keen,... | |
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... is affectionate to his children, careful of them, and indulgent in the extreme; that his affections comprehend his other connections, weakening, as with us, from circle to circle, as they recede from the centre; that his friendships are strong and... 
