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Such wis, and always muft be the cife, if We examine either nature or man, by any other teft, than by hiftory and by induction.
Sketch of democracy 1796
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I agree then with thefe men of innate principles, that there is no knowledge of thefe 'general and felf-evidcnt maxims in the mind, till ic comes to the excrcife of reafon: but I deny that the coming to the ufe of reafon is the precife time when they are firft taken notice of; and if that were thepre - cife time, I deny that it would prove them innate.
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Tis pity that the - author of the Cutejfbr Canting did not firft exer - cife his kill in performing a cure upon himielf: the public would no$ then have been doubled with thefe canting meditations.
The Analytical Review, Or History of Literature, Domestic and Foreign, on an Enlarged Plan 1796
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The ftroke of the axe, that fe - vers the head from the body, certainly brings no fuch convi6lion: as little does the lafh of the whip; or the locks, bolts, and bars, that prevent the emaciated and life-weary pri - foner from partaking of that air and exer - cife which would reftore him to health, freedom, and well being.
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The public revenue had how bten divided mto the ejiablijhed income, as the inhnd duties, the ex - cife, and the cuftoifis; and into annual grants, as the malt, and the hmd, taxes.
An Estimate of the Comparative Strength of Great Britain, During the Present and Four Preceding ... 1794
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It can likewife exer - cife itsintelleftual powers, and make confider able improvements in icience.
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When I exhort the Nation to exei* - cife thofe rights of which its delegates wifli to de - prive it, and to claim, with its utmoft force, the fulfilment of the mandates they have tranfgreffed, will they tell the Nation that my projedts tend, to enflave it?
Considerations on the Present and Future State of France Charles Alexandre de Calonne 1791
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- I made choice of my r-fu tnce at Cete, chat I might be obliged to rife early, and take excr - cife. —
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A fchool-boy's exer - cife may be a pretty thing for a fchool-boy, but is no treat for a man.
The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Comprehending an Account of His Studies ... 1791
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Therefore, as night drew on, that is to fay, about fix o'clock, if he had no other more important bufinefs upon his hands, he went through his exer - cife.
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