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Cours d’Economie Politique

A 2 volume textbook on classical liberal political economy written by one of the leaders of the French laissez-faire school. It was written when Molinari was in exile in Belgium following the 1848 Revolution.

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The League. (1843-1846).

The organ of the National Anti-Corn-Law League was based in London and appeared between 1843 and 1846. It closed when the League achieved its goal of abolishing the Corn Laws in 1846. It was perhaps the first lobby group to use modern media methods to achieve its ends. It is not clear what the volume numbering of the series is. They are presented here in yearly installments.

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The Dialogues of Plato, in 5 vols (Jowett ed.)

A 5 volume edition of Plato by the great English Victorian Greek scholar, Benjamin Jowett. The scholarly apparatus is immense and detailed. The online version preserves the marginal comments of the printed edition and has links to all the notes and comments provided by Jowett.

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Essays of Montaigne, in 10 vols.

This is a 10 volume collection of Montaigne’s famous essays in the 17th century English translation by Charles Cotton. it contains the following essays: Vol. 1: BY DIFFERENT METHODS MEN ARRIVE AT THE SAME END. OF SORROW OUR AFFECTIONS CARRY THEMSELVES BEYOND US HOW THE SOUL EXPENDS ITS PASSIONS UPON FALSE OBJECTS, WHEN THE TRUE ARE MISSED. WHETHER THE GOVERNOR OF A PLACE BESIEGED OUGHT TO GO OUT TO PARLEY THE HOUR OF PARLEY DANGEROUS. THAT THE INTENTION IS JUDGE OF OUR ACTIONS. OF IDLENESS OF LIARS. OF QUICK OR SLOW SPEECH OF PROGNOSTICATIONS OF CONSTANCY CEREMONY OF THE INTERVIEW OF KINGS. MEN ARE PUNISHED FOR BEING OBSTINATE IN THE DEFENCE OF A FORT WITHOUT REASON. OF THE PUNISHMENT OF COWARDICE A TRAIT OF SOME AMBASSADORS. OF FEAR THAT WE ARE NOT TO JUDGE OF OUR HOUR TILL AFTER DEATH. THAT TO PHILOSOPHISE IS TO LEARN TO DIE. OF THE FORCE OF IMAGINATION THE PROFIT OF ONE MAN IS THE LOSS OF ANOTHER. OF CUSTOM, AND OF NOT CHANGING A RECEIVED LAW   Vol. 2: VARIOUS EVENTS FROM THE SAME COUNSEL. OF PEDANTRY , OF THE INSTITUTION OF CHILDREN. IT IS FOLLY TO REFER TRUTH AND ERROR TO OUR OWN CAPACITY OF FRIENDSHIP OF MODERATION. OF CANNIBALS THAT IT IS MEET TO INTERVENE DISCREETLY IN JUDGING THE DIVINE ORDINANCES TO AVOID PLEASURES AT THE EXPENSE OF LIFE. FORTUNE IS OFTENTIMES MET WITH IN THE TRAIN OF REASON. OF A DEFECT IN OUR GOVERNMENT OF THE CUSTOM OF CLOTHING ONESELF. OF CATO THE YOUNGER HOW WE CRY AND LAUGH FOR THE SAME THING. Vol. 3: OF SOLITUDE A CONSIDERATION UPON CICERO THAT THE TASTE FOR GOOD AND EVIL DEPENDS IN GOOD PART UPON THE OPINION WE HAVE OF THEM. NOT TO COMMUNICATE ONE’S GLORY OF THE INEQUALITY WHICH IS BETWEEN US OF SUMPTUARY LAWS OF SLEEPING. OF THE BATTLE OF DREUX OF NAMES OF THE UNCERTAINTY OF OUR JUDGMENT. OF DESTRIERS OF ANCIENT CUSTOMS OF DEMOCRITUS AND HERACLITUS OF THE VANITY OF WORDS OF THE PARSIMONY OF THE ANCIENTS OF A SAYING OF CAESAR. OF VAIN SUBTLETIES OF PERFUMES OF PRAYERS. OF AGE OF THE INCONSISTENCY OF OUR ACTIONS OF DRUNKENNESS   Vol. 4: A CUSTOM OF THE ISLE OF CEA BUSINESS TO-MORROW OF CONSCIENCE OF EXERCITATION OF RECOMPENSES OF HONOR OF THE AFFECTION OF FATHERS TO THEIR CHILDREN. OF THE ARMS OF THE PARTHIANS OF BOOKS OF CRUELTY APOLOGY OF RAIMOND DE SEBONDE   Vol. 5: APOLOGY FOR RAIMOND DE SEBONDE (Continued.) Voll. 6: HOW OUR MIND HINDERS ITSELF THAT OUR DESIRES ARE AUGMENTED BY DIFFICULTY OF GLORY OF PRESUMPTION OF GIVING THE LIE OF LIBERTY OF CONSCIENCE WE TASTE NOTHING PURE AGAINST IDLENESS OF POSTING OF ILL MEANS EMPLOYED TO A GOOD END OF THE ROMAN GREATNESS NOT TO COUNTERFEIT THE SICK MAN OF THUMBS COWARDICE THE MOTHER OF CRUELTY ALL THINGS HAVE THEIR SEASON OF VIRTUE OF A MONSTROUS CHILD OF ANGER DEFENCE OF SENECA AND PLUTARCH THE STORY OF SPURINA   Vol. 7: OBSERVATION OF THE METHOD OF JULIUS CAESAR IN MAKING WAR OF THREE GOOD WOMEN OF THE MOST EXCELLENT MEN OF THE RESEMBLANCE OF CHILDREN TO THE FATHERS OF JUDGING OF THE DEATH OF ANOTHER OF UTILITY AND HONESTY OF REPENTANCE OF THREE EMPLOYMENTS OF DIVERSION Vol. 8: UPON SOME VERSES OF VIRGIL OF COACHES OF THE INCONVENIENCE OF GREATNESS OF THE ART OF CONFERRING   Vol. 9: OF VANITY OF MANAGING ONE’S WILL OF CRIPPLES ON PHYSIOGNOMY   Vol 10: OF EXPERIENCE

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