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... reason ; and , moved by the tears and entreaties of the children whom she was supposed to bewitch , she consented to repeat certain words which were put into her mouth , and besought the evil spirits to depart from them . The old man ...
... reason ; and , moved by the tears and entreaties of the children whom she was supposed to bewitch , she consented to repeat certain words which were put into her mouth , and besought the evil spirits to depart from them . The old man ...
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... reason to be grateful for the blessings so bountifully bestowed upon us . Two centuries ago this progress of benevolence was foreseen by a philosopher , whose works are a continued exposition of the intimate connection be- tween ...
... reason to be grateful for the blessings so bountifully bestowed upon us . Two centuries ago this progress of benevolence was foreseen by a philosopher , whose works are a continued exposition of the intimate connection be- tween ...
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... reason to believe that Mr. Fox , if he were now among us , would dissent from scarcely one of the opinions which I have here submitted , to your consideration . If Mr. Fox had lived to assist in allaying the storm by which Europe is now ...
... reason to believe that Mr. Fox , if he were now among us , would dissent from scarcely one of the opinions which I have here submitted , to your consideration . If Mr. Fox had lived to assist in allaying the storm by which Europe is now ...
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... reason to hope that such a reformation may be " effected in the lower classes of mankind , and such a gradual scale of " punishment affixed to all gradations of guilt , as may in time supersede the " necessity of capital punishment ...
... reason to hope that such a reformation may be " effected in the lower classes of mankind , and such a gradual scale of " punishment affixed to all gradations of guilt , as may in time supersede the " necessity of capital punishment ...
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... reason to wonder at the matter , since this way of punishing thieves , was neither just in itself , nor good for the public ; for as the severity was too great , so the remedy was not effectual . “ While I was talking thus , the ...
... reason to wonder at the matter , since this way of punishing thieves , was neither just in itself , nor good for the public ; for as the severity was too great , so the remedy was not effectual . “ While I was talking thus , the ...
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