Essays, Moral, Economical and PoliticalJ. Sharpe, 1822 - 206 pages |
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Page 11
... Certainly there be that delight in giddiness , and count it a bondage to fix a belief ; affecting free will in thinking , as well as in acting : and though the sects of philo- sophers of that kind be gone , yet there remain certain ...
... Certainly there be that delight in giddiness , and count it a bondage to fix a belief ; affecting free will in thinking , as well as in acting : and though the sects of philo- sophers of that kind be gone , yet there remain certain ...
Page 15
... Certainly the Stoics bestowed too much cost upon death , and by their great preparations made it appear more fearful . Bet- ter , saith he , " qui finem vitæ extremum inter munera ponat naturæ . " as to be born ; and to a little infant ...
... Certainly the Stoics bestowed too much cost upon death , and by their great preparations made it appear more fearful . Bet- ter , saith he , " qui finem vitæ extremum inter munera ponat naturæ . " as to be born ; and to a little infant ...
Page 17
... certainly , it is little better : when atheists and profane persons do hear of so many discordant and contrary opinions in reli- gion , it doth avert them from the church , and maketh them " to sit down in the chair of the scorners ...
... certainly , it is little better : when atheists and profane persons do hear of so many discordant and contrary opinions in reli- gion , it doth avert them from the church , and maketh them " to sit down in the chair of the scorners ...
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... Certainly , in taking revenge , a man is but even with his enemy ; but in passing it over he is superior ; for it is a prince's part to pardon : and Solomon , I am sure , saith , " It is the glory of a man to pass by an offence . " That ...
... Certainly , in taking revenge , a man is but even with his enemy ; but in passing it over he is superior ; for it is a prince's part to pardon : and Solomon , I am sure , saith , " It is the glory of a man to pass by an offence . " That ...
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... Certainly , if miracles be the command over nature , they appear most in adversity . It is yet a higher speech of his than the other ( much too high for a heathen ) , " It is true greatness to have in one the frailty of a man , and the ...
... Certainly , if miracles be the command over nature , they appear most in adversity . It is yet a higher speech of his than the other ( much too high for a heathen ) , " It is true greatness to have in one the frailty of a man , and the ...
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