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Essays and Treatises on Several Subjects ...: Essays, moral, political, and ... - Page 100
by David Hume - 1764
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Essays and Treatises on Several Subjects, Volume 1

David Hume - 1760 - 314 pages
...intereft, difcovers the impcffibility of his efcape, as well from the obftinacy of the! gaoler, as as from the walls and bars, with which he is furrounded; and...the other. The fame prifoner, when conducted to the fcaffold, forefees his death as certainly from the conftancy and fidelity of his guards, as from the...
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Essays and Treatises on Several Subjects, in Two Volumes

David Hume - 1779 - 548 pages
...money nor intereft, discovers the impoffibility of his efcape, as well when he confiders the obftinacy of the gaoler, as the walls and bars, with which he is fin-rounded j and, in all attempts for his freedom, chufes rather to work upon the ftone and iron of...
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Philosophical and Literary Essays, Volume 1

James Gregory - 1792 - 560 pages
...nor " intereft, difcovers the impombility of " his efcape, as well when he confiders " the obftinacy of the gaoler, as the walls " and bars with which...upon the ftone " and iron of the one, than upon the in" flexible nature of the other. The fame " prifoner, when conducted to the fcaf" fold, forefees his...
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Philosophical and Literary Essays, Volume 1

James Gregory - 1792 - 554 pages
...intereft, difcovers the impoffibility of ** his efcape, as well when he confiders ** the obftinacy of the gaoler, as the walls ** and bars with which...for his freedom, ** chufes rather to work upon the flone ** and iron of the one, than upon the in" flexible nature of the other. The fame ** prilbner,...
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Essays and Treatises on Several Subjects, Volume 2

David Hume - 1809 - 556 pages
...which he is surrounded ; and, in all attempts for his freedom, chuses rather to work upon the stone and iron of the one, than upon the inflexible nature of the other. The same prisoner, when conducted to the scaffold, foresees his death as certainly from the constancy and...
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A treatise of human nature [by D. Hume].

David Hume - 1817 - 380 pages
...which he is surrounded ; and in all attempts for his freedom chooses rather to work upon the stone and iron of the one, than upon the inflexible nature of the other. The same prisoner, when conducted to the scaffold, foresees his death as certainly from the constancy and...
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The Philosophical Works of David Hume ...

David Hume - 1826 - 628 pages
...which he is surrounded; and, in all attempts for his freedom, chooses rather to work upon the stone and iron of the one, than upon the inflexible nature of the other. The same prisoner, when conducted to the scaffold, foresees his death as certainly from the constancy and...
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The Philosophical Works of David Hume ...: An inquiry concerning the human ...

David Hume - 1826 - 626 pages
...money nor interest, discovers the impossibility of his escape, as well when he considers the obstinacy of the gaoler, as the walls and bars with which he is surrounded; and, in all attempts for his freedom, chooses rather to work upon the stone and iron of...
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An Essay on Moral Freedom: To which is Attached, a Review of the Principles ...

Thomas Tully Crybbace - 1829 - 348 pages
...which he is surrounded; and in all his attempts for his freedom, chooses rather to work upon the stone and iron of the one than upon the inflexible nature of the other. The same prisoner, when conducted to the scaffold, foresees his death as certainly from the constancy and...
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A Philosophical and Practical Treatise on the Will: Forming the Third Volume ...

Thomas Cogswell Upham - 1843 - 428 pages
...which he is surrounded; and in all his attempts for his freedom, chooses rather to work upon the stone and iron of the one, than upon the inflexible nature of the other." This remark of Mr. Hume is an important one, and, without question, is essentially correct. Undoubtedly...
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