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<note>Means more or<lb/>less direct<lb/></note><p>In the following instances the design was more<lb/>evident, and the policy more generous.<lb/></p><note>Drunkenness & ferocity<lb/>the epidemical diseases<lb/>of the Russians<lb/></note><p>The means which Peter the Great took to<lb/>improve the manners of his Russians are well<lb/>known. Their manners in every thing except sobriety<lb/>were rather Asiatic than European, in<lb/>every thing except sobriety. <del>Drunkenness and</del> <add>There as elsewhere the endemical</add><lb/>diseases were drunkenness and ferocity.<lb/>They retained in full force the habits which the<lb/>nations of Europe had begun to leave. The methods<lb/><sic>employ'd</sic> by Peter <add>to correct these habits</add> were various some more some<lb/>less indirect. Among the <del>least indirect</del> <add>latter</add> were<lb/><add><del>most of</del> several of</add> those which have been enumerated. Of the former<lb/>sort were the pains he took to introduce among<lb/>them the European modes of dress. To induce<lb/>them to imitate <add>bring them to adopt</add> European manners <add>& sentiments</add> was in<lb/>other words to civilize them. But to this change<lb/>he found them violently averse. Envy, jealousy,<lb/>contempt, <add>a thousand other dissocial passions</add> <del>at every thing contributed to exasperate<lb/>them which their resentment against</del> dissuaded<lb/>them from assimilating themselves to these<lb/>exotic and overbearing rivals. These passions<lb/>missed their object when the visible marks of<lb/>distinction were obliterated.<lb/></p> | |||
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Indirect Legislation
Diverting.
Means more or
less direct
In the following instances the design was more
evident, and the policy more generous.
Drunkenness & ferocity
the epidemical diseases
of the Russians
The means which Peter the Great took to
improve the manners of his Russians are well
known. Their manners in every thing except sobriety
were rather Asiatic than European, in
every thing except sobriety. Drunkenness and There as elsewhere the endemical
diseases were drunkenness and ferocity.
They retained in full force the habits which the
nations of Europe had begun to leave. The methods
employ'd by Peter to correct these habits were various some more some
less indirect. Among the least indirect latter were
most of several of those which have been enumerated. Of the former
sort were the pains he took to introduce among
them the European modes of dress. To induce
them to imitate bring them to adopt European manners & sentiments was in
other words to civilize them. But to this change
he found them violently averse. Envy, jealousy,
contempt, a thousand other dissocial passions at every thing contributed to exasperate
them which their resentment against dissuaded
them from assimilating themselves to these
exotic and overbearing rivals. These passions
missed their object when the visible marks of
distinction were obliterated.
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