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... contended that the sweet virtue of compassion was the product of experience , education and refinement and was in no sense a natural gift ' . He was contemptuous of those who drew idyllic pictures of the State of Nature , where there ...
... contended that the sweet virtue of compassion was the product of experience , education and refinement and was in no sense a natural gift ' . He was contemptuous of those who drew idyllic pictures of the State of Nature , where there ...
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... contended that to them alone had been granted understanding of the mysteries of nature , that the legend that they had been the accepted lovers of nymphs and dryads , and that in many cases they were them- selves descended from some ...
... contended that to them alone had been granted understanding of the mysteries of nature , that the legend that they had been the accepted lovers of nymphs and dryads , and that in many cases they were them- selves descended from some ...
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... contended that the machinery of provincial and colonial administration was so massive and well established that it continued to function independently of what was happening in Rome . The Emperor himself might be insane or vicious but ...
... contended that the machinery of provincial and colonial administration was so massive and well established that it continued to function independently of what was happening in Rome . The Emperor himself might be insane or vicious but ...
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The King as Magician II | 11 |
The King as God | 27 |
The King as Warrior | 47 |
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