Essays on the Origin of Society, Language, Property, Government, Jurisdiction, Contracts, and Marriage: Interspersed with Illustrations from the Greek and Galic LanguagesB. Millan, 1785 - 208 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 31
Page 3
... arts of contrivance and ingenuity which the human mind puts in practice in the progreffive ftages of fociety . PRIMEVAL Man , unaffailed by the anxieties which a scanty provifion of food creates , obeyed the dictates of his nature ...
... arts of contrivance and ingenuity which the human mind puts in practice in the progreffive ftages of fociety . PRIMEVAL Man , unaffailed by the anxieties which a scanty provifion of food creates , obeyed the dictates of his nature ...
Page 6
... art to make it palatable . Like all other grani- vorous animals , the human fpecies herded toge- ther , and fed in common . The air which they breathed , the water which they drank , the food which they ate , were all equally the ...
... art to make it palatable . Like all other grani- vorous animals , the human fpecies herded toge- ther , and fed in common . The air which they breathed , the water which they drank , the food which they ate , were all equally the ...
Page 7
... arts of improved civility and ftudied policy which link together the subjects of great ftates , nations , and empires , cannot eafily quit his artificial station , and defcend to the level of his primeval ancestors . He is apt to ...
... arts of improved civility and ftudied policy which link together the subjects of great ftates , nations , and empires , cannot eafily quit his artificial station , and defcend to the level of his primeval ancestors . He is apt to ...
Page 8
... arts , or property . " MISERET atque etiam pudet æftimantem , quam fit frivola animalium nobiliffimi origo * . " It is , however , no less unwife than unphiloso- phical , to give way to fo painful a feeling upon the fubject of the ...
... arts , or property . " MISERET atque etiam pudet æftimantem , quam fit frivola animalium nobiliffimi origo * . " It is , however , no less unwife than unphiloso- phical , to give way to fo painful a feeling upon the fubject of the ...
Page 9
... arts of con- trivance to fashion them to his convenience . In this occupation his inventive powers and various talents are confpicuously displayed . Hence a diverfity in fituations and conditions must neceffarily produce a diversity in ...
... arts of con- trivance to fashion them to his convenience . In this occupation his inventive powers and various talents are confpicuously displayed . Hence a diverfity in fituations and conditions must neceffarily produce a diversity in ...
Other editions - View all
Essays On the Origin of Society, Language, Property, Government ... James Grant No preview available - 2023 |
Common terms and phrases
accompliſh affume againſt alſo Ammianus Marcellinus animal antient antient Germans arts authority Bello Gallico Brehon law Cæfar de Bello Caledonians cattle Celts chief circumſtance civil common compound confiderable confifted conftitute contracts Culdee cuſtoms defires denote diftinct diſcovered diſtinguiſhed diſtribution divifion Druids Engliſh eſtabliſhment eſteemed exclufive property exerciſe exiſtence expreffed facred faid fame favage fays fenfe ferved fexes fignifies fimple firſt fituation fome fpirit ftate fubject fuch fufficient furniſhes Galic language Galic word Gauls Greek himſelf houſe human fpecies increaſe inftitution intereſt itſelf juſtice Latin language mankind manners marriage means of fubfiftence meaſures mind moſt muſt natural neceffary O-Callaghan obferved occafion Offian original paffion paſtoral perfon poffeffed poffeffion preſent preſervation prieſts primeval fociety primitive procure promife propofition puniſhment raiſed reaſon reſpect rude nations Scotland ſenſe ſmall ſtages ſtate ſtock ſyſtem Tacitus thefe themſelves theſe Theſe words thofe thoſe tion tribe underſtood uſed