 | Charles de Secondat baron de Montesquieu - 1750 - 538 pàgines
...point of liberty to which the confti- BOOK tution of a ftate may be carried. But of him in-c ^Ideed it may be faid, that for want of knowing the '" nature...in purfuit of an imaginary one, and that he built a Chalcedon tho' he had a Byzantium before his eyes. CHAP. VII. Of the Monarchies we are acquainted... | |
 | Charles de Secondat baron de Montesquieu - 1773 - 532 pàgines
...always defirable, and that mankind generally find their account better in mediums than in extremes ? Harrington, in his Oceana, has alfo enquired into...in purfuit of an imaginary one; and that he built a Chalcedon, though he had a Byzantium before his eyes. CHAP. VII. • Of the Monarchies we are acquainted... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1790 - 1058 pàgines
...Harrington, in his Oceana, has alfo inquired into the highelt point of liberty to which the conltitution of a ftate may be carried. But of him indeed it may be laid, that for want of knowing the nature of real liberty, he bufied himfelf in purfuit of an imaginary... | |
 | 1792 - 494 pàgines
...Harrington, in his Occana, has alfo inquired into the highcft point of liberty to wh'ch the conliitution of a ftate may be carried. But of him indeed it may be laid, that for want of knov.-ing the nature of real liberty, he bufitd hhnlclf in purfuit of an imaginary... | |
 | Charles de Secondat baron de Montesquieu - 1793 - 412 pàgines
...better in mediums than in extremes ? Harrington, in his Oceana, has alfo inquired into the higheft point of liberty to which the conftitution of a ftate may...in purfuit of an imaginary one, and that he built a Chalcedon, though he had a Byzantium before his eyes. CHAP. VH. Of the monarchies we are acquainted... | |
 | Charles de Secondat baron de Montesquieu - 1794 - 390 pàgines
...Oceana, has alfo inquired into the higheft point of liberty to which the, conftitution of a flate may.be carried. But of him indeed it may be faid, that, for...in purfuit of an imaginary one, and that he built a Chaleedon, though he had a Byzantium before his eyes. CHAP. VII. Of the Monarchies we are acquainted... | |
 | 1797 - 680 pàgines
...the higheft point of liberty to which the conflitution of a ftate m?y bt carried. Bat uf h;mi:;dredit may be faid, that for want of knowing the nature of real liberty, he buftcd himfelf in purfuit of an imaginary one; and that he built a GhaVcdon, though he -had a Byzantium... | |
 | 1776 - 706 pàgines
...in extremes. " Harrington," continues he, "in hit Otcana, has a/Jo inquired into the higheft point of liberty to which the conftitution of a ftate may be carried : But o;' him indeed it may be £(id, that, for want of knowing the nature of real liberty, he buried himfclf... | |
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I who think that even the excefs of reafon is not alwayt defirable, and that mankind generally find their account better in mediums than in extremes ? Harrington, in his Oceana, has alfo inquired into the higheft point of liberty to which the conftitution... 