| Edmund Burke - 1790 - 536 sider
...then moderns as we are now. They had their ancients, and thofe ancients had others, and we alfo mall be ancients -in our turn. If the mere name of antiquity,...people who are to live an hundred or a thoufand years J hence, may as well take us for a precedent, as we make a precedent of thofe who lived an hundred... | |
| Thomas Paine - 1795 - 170 sider
...it prcfents. Thofe who lived a hundred, or a thoufand years ago, were then moderns, as we are now. If the mere name of antiquity is to govern in the affairs of life, the people who are to live a hundred, or a thoufand years hence, may as well take us for a precedent, as that we make a precedent... | |
| Thomas Paine - 1795 - 180 sider
...it prefents. Thofe who lived a hundred, or, a thoufand years ago, were then moderns, as we are now. If the mere name of antiquity is to govern in the affairs of life, the people who are to live a hundred, or a thoufand years hence, may as well take us for a precedent, as that we make a precedent... | |
| 1811 - 662 sider
...as we are now. They had their ancients, and thofe ancients had others, and we alfo fhall be indents in our turn. If the mere name of antiquity is to govern in the aflairs of life, the people who are to live an hundred or a thoufand years hence, may as well take... | |
| Lorenzo Dow - 1814 - 666 sider
...were then modems as we are now. They had their ancients, and those ancients had others, and we shall be ancients in our turn. If the mere name of antiquity is to govern in (he affairs of life, the people who are to live an hundred or a thousand years hence, will be as niuch... | |
| Thomas Paine - 1826 - 470 sider
...theu noderns as we are now. They had their ancients and ihose ancients had others, and we also shall be ancients in our turn. If the mere name of antiquity...of life, the people who are to live an hundred or a -thousand years hence, may as well take us for a precedent, :;s we make a precedent of those who lived... | |
| Thomas Paine - 1826 - 482 sider
...then moderns as we are now. They had their ancients and those ancients had others, and we also shall be ancients in our turn. If the mere name of antiquity...of life, the people who are to live an hundred or a thousand years hence, may as well take us for a precedent, as we make a precedent of those who lived... | |
| Thomas Paine - 1835 - 522 sider
...then moderns as we are now. They had lln-ir ancients and those ancients had others, and we also shall be ancients in our turn. If the mere name of antiquity...of life, the people who are to live an hundred or a thousand years hence, may as well take us for a precedent, as we make a precedent of those who lived... | |
| Lorenzo Dow - 1848 - 940 sider
...then moderns as we are now. They had their ancients, and those ancients had others, and we shall bV ancients in our turn. If the mere name of antiquity...of life, the people who are to live an hundred or a thousand years hence, will be as much bound to take us for a precedent, as we are to take as a precedent... | |
| Lorenzo Dow - 1849 - 666 sider
...were then moderns as we are now. They had their ancients, and those ancients had others, and we shall be ancients in our turn. If the mere name of antiquity...of life, the people who are to live an hundred or a thousand yeara hence, will be as much bound to take us for a precedent, as we are to take as a precedent... | |
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