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<p><note>Facility of the Romans</note> Among the Romans <add>in the earlier ages of the Commonwealth</add> a man's wife was considered<lb/>
<p><note>Facility of the Romans</note> Among the Romans <add>in the earlier ages of the Commonwealth</add> a man's wife was considered<lb/>
<add>upon the <gap/> of</add> as his property, [just] <add>in most respects</add> as his children were considered<lb/>
<add>upon the <gap/> of</add> as his property, [just] as <add>in most respects</add> his children were considered<lb/>
as his property. He might sell his children<lb/>
as his property. He might sell his children<lb/>
He might repudiate his wife &#x2014; He might lend her<lb/>
He might repudiate his wife &#x2014; He might lend her<lb/>
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<head>21</head>


<p><note>Facility <gap/><gap/></note>It may seem inconsistent that while with<lb/>
<p><note>Facility <gap/><gap/></note> It may seem inconsistent that while with<lb/>
respect to every other kind of possession, a facility<lb/>
respect to every other kind of possession, a facility<lb/>
in communicating it to a friend should be<lb/>
in communicating it to a friend should be<lb/>
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possession which if it be dear at all is apt to<lb/>
possession which if it be dear at all is apt to<lb/>
be so much dearer than any other.</p>
be so much dearer than any other.</p>
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<p>In other cases the moral sanction is<lb/>
<del><gap/></del> an assistant and a most powerful one to<lb/>
<add>the principle of</add> sympathy in disposing men to acts of generosity<lb/>
It is even able to produce acts of apparent generosity<lb/>
in a multitude of cases, <add>instances</add> where the power of <add>sympathy</add></p>
<pb/>






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C 5

Offences against Condition — Adultery

20

Facility of the Romans Among the Romans in the earlier ages of the Commonwealth a man's wife was considered
upon the of as his property, [just] as in most respects his children were considered
as his property. He might sell his children
He might repudiate his wife — He might lend her
to another man. Cato, the virtuous Cato lent his
wife to his friend .... Such sort of
[friendship] complaisance generosity is not now in fashion
Were such a kindness favour done a man
out of generosity, it would not be imputed
a gener that principle but to some meaner
motive.

21

Facility It may seem inconsistent that while with
respect to every other kind of possession, a facility
in communicating it to a friend should be
deemed an act of generosity a merit, a facility of the same cost shewn
with regard to a wife should ordinarily be deemed an act
of meanness, a vice.

22

The case is that []

23

— why suspected The selfishness of mankind which can give
way for a while with regard to every other kind
of possession can not near so often give way with regard to a
possession which if it be dear at all is apt to
be so much dearer than any other.

24

In other cases the moral sanction is
an assistant and a most powerful one to
the principle of sympathy in disposing men to acts of generosity
It is even able to produce acts of apparent generosity
in a multitude of cases, instances where the power of sympathy


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Identifier: | JB/071/094/001"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 71.

Date_1

Marginal Summary Numbering

21-32

Box

071

Main Headings

penal code

Folio number

094

Info in main headings field

offences against condition - adultery

Image

001

Titles

Category

text sheet

Number of Pages

4

Recto/Verso

recto

Page Numbering

f5 / f6 / f7 / f8

Penner

jeremy bentham

Watermarks

[[watermarks::gr [crown motif] [britannia with shield motif]]]

Marginals

jeremy bentham

Paper Producer

Corrections

Paper Produced in Year

Notes public

ID Number

23497

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