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| Title: | The Fable of the Bees; or, Private Vices, Public Benefits | |
| Author: | Bernard Mandeville, (1670–1733) | Info |
| Language: | English | |
| Original publication date: | 1806 | |
| Keywords: | Charity-schools | |
| Ethics | ||
| Virtue | ||
| Library of Congress: | 12006166 | |
| Open Library (Book): | OL25451093M | |
| Open Library (Work): | OL16824068W |
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End-of-line hyphenation has been removed, and words rejoined, with or without a hyphen, based on the conventions of the source.
The old-style long s (ſ) has been replaced with the modern s.
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| N.A., 522, 527, 531, 532, 533 | . | , | 1 |
| N.A., 227, 228, 267, 268, 497, 523, 526, 530, 530, 530 | [Not in source] | , | 1 |
| vi, 96 | Montagne | Montaigne | 1 |
| vi | By | by | 1 |
| ix | fair-dailing | fair-dealing | 2 |
| ix | inuendos | innuendos | 1 |
| ix, 229 | to to | to | 3 |
| 2 | southsayers | soothsayers | 1 |
| 2 | downrright | downright | 1 |
| 3 | dissabled | disabled | 1 |
| 7 | loook’d | look’d | 1 |
| 7 | 365 | 265 | 1 |
| 8 | minsters | ministers | 1 |
| 9 | Ortelans | Ortolans | 1 |
| 13, 412, 435, 479 | his | is | 1 |
| 15 | owtward | outward | 1 |
| 15, 184, 524 | goverment | government | 1 |
| 19, 19 | curtesy | curtsey | 2 |
| 20 | their their | their | 6 |
| 22 | two | too | 1 |
| 28 | acompanied | accompanied | 1 |
| 31, 518 | o | to | 1 |
| 34 | luxest | lux est | 1 |
| 34 | deligent | diligent | 1 |
| 35 | excesive | excessive | 1 |
| 42 | Llne | Line | 1 |
| 42 | middle | meddle | 1 |
| 44 | meddling | middling | 1 |
| 48 | is | it | 1 |
| 48 | Hugonots | Huguenots | 2 |
| Passim. | , | . | 1 |
| 49 | excuseable | excusable | 1 |
| 50 | course | coarse | 1 |
| 51 | Monsier | Monsieur | 1 |
| 51 | [Not in source] | “ | 1 |
| 51, 128, 398 | [Not in source] | ” | 1 |
| 52 | may | many | 1 |
| 54 | treasure it, | treasure, it | 2 |
| 57 | ever | every | 1 |
| 61, 136, 255 | wordly | worldly | 1 |
| 64, 116, 133, 173, 248, 254, 296, 308, 310, 373, 500, 529, 531, 531, 533, 533 | [Not in source] | . | 1 |
| 72 | gaity | gaiety | 1 |
| 73 | aad | and | 1 |
| 78, 126 | imbecillity | imbecility | 1 |
| 80 | continance | continuance | 1 |
| 82, 146, 222, 523, 524, 532 | , | [Deleted] | 1 |
| 83 | continnence | continence | 1 |
| 84 | transcendant | transcendent | 1 |
| 88 | adultry | adultery | 1 |
| 89, 198 | anothers | another’s | 1 |
| 94 | the ir | their | 1 |
| 94 | rug ged | rugged | 1 |
| 94 | destiutte | destitute | 2 |
| 96 | belive | believe | 1 |
| 98, 334, 334, 377, 377, 378, 384, 393, 394, 417, 419, 448, 527 | a | à | 1 / 0 |
| 101 | Cathaginian | Carthaginian | 1 |
| 103 | imbecillities | imbecilities | 1 |
| 106 | then | than | 1 |
| 108 | connuance | continuance | 2 |
| 110, 481 | their | there | 2 |
| 112 | fidler | fiddler | 1 |
| 118 | him him | him | 4 |
| 119 | vigourously | vigorously | 1 |
| 127 | Rochefocault | Rochefoucauld | 2 |
| 127, 133 | ; | : | 1 |
| 129 | dicipline | discipline | 1 |
| 130 | villians | villains | 2 |
| 133 | cielings | ceilings | 2 |
| 135 | uxurious | uxorious | 1 |
| 138 | goal-keepers | gaol-keepers | 2 |
| 138 | aporobation | approbation | 1 |
| 139 | barrons | barons | 1 |
| 139 | wholsome | wholesome | 1 |
| 139, 178 | thi | this | 1 |
| 140 | ortelans | ortolans | 1 |
| 141, 469 | affirmitive | affirmative | 1 |
| 142 | cavear | caviar | 1 |
| 143 | acknowledgements | acknowledgments | 1 |
| 147 | contines | continues | 1 |
| 148 | dilligent | diligent | 1 |
| 148, 369 | cobler | cobbler | 1 |
| 148 | an | and | 1 |
| 149 | kept | keep | 2 |
| 151 | privisos | provisos | 1 |
| 151 | Fdit. | Edit. | 1 |
| 151, 168, 203 | administred | administered | 1 |
| 155 | neices | nieces | 2 |
| 157, 435 | calamitious | calamitous | 1 |
| 160, 162, 411 | acknowledgement | acknowledgment | 1 |
| 162 | neer | never | 1 |
| 162 | excelllency | excellency | 1 |
| 163 | effectully | effectually | 1 |
| 164, 241 | mens | men’s | 1 |
| 164 | alm-houses | alms-houses | 1 |
| 164 | indispensible | indispensable | 1 |
| 165, 405, 406 | childern | children | 2 |
| 167 | wants | want | 1 |
| 178 | infallability | infallibility | 1 |
| 179 | goal | gaol | 2 |
| 184 | theolgy | theology | 1 |
| 184 | cassoc | cassock | 1 |
| 185 | orthogragphy | orthography | 1 |
| 185 | scriblings | scribblings | 1 |
| 185 | grammer | grammar | 1 |
| 188 | gardners | gardeners | 1 |
| 190 | quarreling | quarrelling | 1 |
| 191 | instrusted | instructed | 1 |
| 205 | perfecton | perfection | 1 |
| 208 | brimed | brimmed | 1 |
| 211 | infallibe | infallible | 1 |
| 213 | stoick | stoic | 1 |
| 217 | carousals | carousels | 1 |
| 221 | pleasent | pleasant | 1 |
| 221 | superfluons | superfluous | 1 |
| 223 | parishoners | parishioners | 1 |
| 236 | so | [Deleted] | 3 |
| 237 | acqiring | acquiring | 1 |
| 242 | scriblers | scribblers | 1 |
| 242 | scribler | scribbler | 1 |
| 243 | consquence | consequence | 1 |
| 243 | prophaneness | profaneness | 2 |
| 244 | circumstancies | circumstances | 1 |
| 246 | childrens | children | 1 |
| 246 | affected | effected | 1 |
| 247 | schoos | schools | 1 |
| 247 | catachism | catechism | 1 |
| 247 | Cataline | Catiline | 1 |
| 249 | wheresover | wheresoever | 1 |
| 250 | indispensibly | indispensably | 1 |
| 252 | contivance | contrivance | 1 |
| 255 | mintained | maintained | 1 |
| 259 | delit | delet | 1 |
| 266, 525 | ones | one’s | 1 |
| 267 | adandon | abandon | 1 |
| 273, 516 | stubborness | stubbornness | 1 |
| 273 | uch | such | 1 |
| 279 | enagements | engagements | 1 |
| 289 | colleclection | collection | 3 |
| 301 | threatning | threatening | 1 |
| 304 | seasonable | reasonable | 1 |
| 306 | higly | highly | 1 |
| 307 | own | on | 1 |
| 307 | good humoured | good-humoured | 1 |
| 311 | adherred | adhered | 1 |
| 314 | estemed | esteemed | 1 |
| 322 | valvable | valuable | 1 |
| 323 | intollerable | intolerable | 1 |
| 331 | atchievement | achievement | 1 |
| 339 | maintainance | maintenance | 2 |
| 340 | goood-natured | good-natured | 1 |
| 342 | gerality | generality | 2 |
| 354 | Montain | Montaigne | 2 |
| 354 | a a | a | 2 |
| 355 | tollerably | tolerably | 1 |
| 360, 360 | stupenduous | stupendous | 1 |
| 378 | deposite | deposit | 1 |
| 380 | charte | carte | 1 |
| 386 | docilility | docility | 2 |
| 389 | nore | more | 1 |
| 390 | nevet | never | 1 |
| 390 | charasteristic | characteristic | 1 |
| 391 | ,, | , | 1 |
| 393 | pease | peas | 1 |
| 394 | stibility | stability | 1 |
| 405 | grand-childern | grand-children | 2 |
| 407 | depít | dépit | 2 / 0 |
| 408, 419, 479 | . | ? | 1 |
| 409 | guestures | gestures | 1 |
| 416 | synonimous | synonymous | 1 |
| 423 | rekoned | reckoned | 1 |
| 434 | chesnuts | chestnuts | 1 |
| 436 | hunded | hundred | 1 |
| 438 | Hor. | Cleo. | 4 |
| 441 | hindred | hindered | 1 |
| 442 | commmon | common | 1 |
| 446 | than than | than | 5 |
| 446 | inexhuastible | inexhaustible | 2 |
| 447 | fickelness | fickleness | 2 |
| 455 | soeiety | society | 1 |
| 465 | principle | principal | 2 |
| 473 | . | [Deleted] | 2 |
| 478 | assunder | asunder | 1 |
| 480 | it it | it | 3 |
| 481 | dependend | depended | 1 |
| 488 | acknowleding | acknowledging | 1 |
| 495 | plenipotentaries | plenipotentiaries | 1 |
| 500, 500 | statesmen | statesman | 1 |
| 503 | nations | nation’s | 1 |
| 508 | solicitou | solicitous | 1 |
| 513 | mant | man | 1 |
| 517 | peope | people | 1 |
| 517 | biths | births | 1 |
| 522 | is | Is | 1 |
| 523 | Explodes | Explores | 1 |
| 523 | Combalus | Combabus | 1 |
| 523 | ignorace | ignorance | 1 |
| 523 | content | Content | 1 |
| 524 | the | The | 1 |
| 526 | . | [Deleted] | 1 |
| 526 | Interupts | Interrupts | 1 |
| 526 | consequencences | consequences | 3 |
| 527 | Knowlegde | Knowledge | 2 |
| 528 | Montaign | Montaigne | 1 |
| 529 | ; | . | 1 |
| 529 | Stoicks | Stoics | 1 |
| 530 | unexplicable | inexplicable | 1 |
| 530 | Quixot | Quixote | 1 |
| 532 | pursuade | persuade | 1 |
| 533 | Immence | Immense | 1 |
| 533 | impertint | impertinent | 2 |