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The construction and limits of kinship in any society are products of the folkways, or--inasmuch as the system is built up with notions of welfare and rights and duties--of the mores.— Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals
Those who cavalierly reject the theory of Lamarck and his followers as not adequately supported by facts," wrote Mr. Herbert Spencer,[331] "seem quite to forget that their own theory is supported by no facts at all"--inasmuch as no one pretends to have seen an act of direct creation.— Evolution, Old ; New Or, the Theories of Buffon, Dr. Erasmus Darwin and Lamarck, as compared with that of Charles Darwin
Who has excluded me!”-- inasmuch as indignation loves to deal in Ellipsis and Aposiopesis Footnote 31: The downfall of our fortunes_)--Ver.— The Comedies of Terence Literally Translated into English Prose, with Notes
[26] Shall I alone keep up such an expensive establishment, while my only son, who ought equally, or even more so, to enjoy these things-- inasmuch as his age is better suited for the enjoyment of them-- him, poor {youth}, have I driven away from home by my severity!— The Comedies of Terence Literally Translated into English Prose, with Notes
And inasmuch as President Wade, of the Canadian Lake Shores Railroad, was seeking about that time for a private secretary with a newspaper training; inasmuch as it was known to J. Cuthbert Nickleby that the said President Wade hoped to restore Old Nat Lawson to his former place in the business world by acquiring control of the Interprovincial Loan & Savings Company--inasmuch did it seem desirable in the interests of Messrs. Nickleby and Podmore that Mr. Podmore should apply for the vacant secretaryship.— Every Man for Himself
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