Imaginary Conversations of Literary Men and Statesmen, Том 5H. Colburn, 1829 |
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... heads of contemporaries , rise slowly and waveringly , then regularly and erectly , then rapidly and majestically , til the vision strains and akes as it pursues them in their etherial elevation . Neither you nor I have wasted our time ...
... heads of contemporaries , rise slowly and waveringly , then regularly and erectly , then rapidly and majestically , til the vision strains and akes as it pursues them in their etherial elevation . Neither you nor I have wasted our time ...
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... heads of colleges . When he would follow theologians , said my friend , he falls into gross absurdities : he corrects himself , or only trips harmlessly , when he walks alone . 66 I myself was obliged to agree with my dis- putant , in ...
... heads of colleges . When he would follow theologians , said my friend , he falls into gross absurdities : he corrects himself , or only trips harmlessly , when he walks alone . 66 I myself was obliged to agree with my dis- putant , in ...
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... heads of the Church . But , Mr. Newton , you will detect at once a deficiency of logic in the words , " That king that holds not religion the best reason of state , is void of all piety and justice , the supporters of a king ...
... heads of the Church . But , Mr. Newton , you will detect at once a deficiency of logic in the words , " That king that holds not religion the best reason of state , is void of all piety and justice , the supporters of a king ...
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... heads , raising their shoulders , and half - closing their eyes , for the reception of it . NEWTON . What he says of nature in men , seems spoken by some one who saw thro it from above : the same on Custom and Education . Here he speaks ...
... heads , raising their shoulders , and half - closing their eyes , for the reception of it . NEWTON . What he says of nature in men , seems spoken by some one who saw thro it from above : the same on Custom and Education . Here he speaks ...
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... head , nor blindness by pulling the eyes out : it is time the doctors should try new experiments : if they will not , it is time that the patients should try new doctors . NEWTON . A bad religion may be kept afoot by the same means as ...
... head , nor blindness by pulling the eyes out : it is time the doctors should try new experiments : if they will not , it is time that the patients should try new doctors . NEWTON . A bad religion may be kept afoot by the same means as ...
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admire altho arcons atheism Bacon BARROW beauty believe better blessing Caius Marius called CATHARINE christianity church Cicero COTTON creature DASHKOF dear divine doth doubt earth enemy England English EPICURUS equal eyes faith fancy father genius give glory GODIVA greater hand hath hear heard heart honour hope idle imagine Izaac juggler KAIDO king labour leave LEOFRIC LEONTION less live look Lord Majesty MARIUS master ment METELLUS MICHEL MIGUEL mind Mordaunt MOTHER never NEWTON NICOLAS Numantia OLDWAYS opinion Orithyia peace PELEUS PENN perhaps permitt PETERBOROUGH philosophers Plato pleasure poets priests prince privy counsellor rajah Rao-Gong-Fao reason reflexion religion Russia shew speak stil tell TERNISSA thee Theophrastus THETIS thing thou art thou hast thought thro truth virtue WALTON whole wilt wisdom wise wiser wish wonder words worse write ZAVELLAS
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