Discourses on Various SubjectsCharles Fox, 1835 - 299 páginas |
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... nature imply the strongest concessions to its constitutional worth . I say then , and repeat , that objection here carries with it its own refutation ; that the objector concedes much , very much , to human nature , by 10 DISCOURSE I.
... nature imply the strongest concessions to its constitutional worth . I say then , and repeat , that objection here carries with it its own refutation ; that the objector concedes much , very much , to human nature , by 10 DISCOURSE I.
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... repeat , that man is a mean crea- ture , fit only for the earth on which he is placed , fit for no higher destination than to be buried in its bosom , and there to find his end . The philosopher rejects what he calls the theologian's ...
... repeat , that man is a mean crea- ture , fit only for the earth on which he is placed , fit for no higher destination than to be buried in its bosom , and there to find his end . The philosopher rejects what he calls the theologian's ...
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... repeat , which few possess how evidently does our objector possess it not - and yet without some portion of which , no man should think himself qualified to study human nature . Men know but little of each other , after all ; but little ...
... repeat , which few possess how evidently does our objector possess it not - and yet without some portion of which , no man should think himself qualified to study human nature . Men know but little of each other , after all ; but little ...
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... repeat , how totally devoid of this power of opening and unfolding the real character of his fellows , must be the scoffer at human nature ! I have said that this man gathers his conclusions from the most formal and artificial aspects ...
... repeat , how totally devoid of this power of opening and unfolding the real character of his fellows , must be the scoffer at human nature ! I have said that this man gathers his conclusions from the most formal and artificial aspects ...
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... repeat , the nobility of his nature ; and when we say that his offence is a degradation , we imply a certain distinction . And so to do wrong im- plies a noble power - the very power which consti- tutes the glory of heaven - the power ...
... repeat , the nobility of his nature ; and when we say that his offence is a degradation , we imply a certain distinction . And so to do wrong im- plies a noble power - the very power which consti- tutes the glory of heaven - the power ...
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