| Alexander Pope - English literature - 1797 - 384 pages
...towards men. Atheifm leaves a man to fenfe, to philofophy, to natural piety, to laws, to reputation ; all which may be guides to an outward moral virtue, though religion were not ; but fuperftition difmounts all thefe, and erefteth an abfolute monarchy in the minds of men. Therefore... | |
| 1817 - 628 pages
...man to sense, to philosophy, to natural piety, to laws, to reputation : All which may be guides unto virtue, though religion were not. — But superstition dismounts all these, and erecteth an absolute tyranny in the mind of men, &c.' * 570 The History of Muhammedanism. done enough to shew that he was... | |
| Alexander Pope, William Lisle Bowles - 1806 - 466 pages
...towards men. Atheifm leaves a man to fenfe, to philofophy, to natural piety, to laws, to reputation ; all which may be guides to an outward moral virtue, though religion were not : but Superftition difmounts all thefe, and erccteth an abfolute monarchy in the minds of men. Therefore... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1806 - 474 pages
...towards men. Atheifm leaves a man to fenfc, to philofophy, to natural piety, to laws, to reputation ; all which may be guides to an outward moral virtue, though religion were not : but Superftition diffnounts all thefe, and erecteth an abfolute monarchy in the minds of men. Therefore... | |
| Francis Bacon - English essays - 1812 - 348 pages
...towards men. Atheism leaves a man to sense, to philosophy, to natural piety, to laws, to reputation; all which may be guides to an outward moral virtue,...erecteth an absolute monarchy in the minds of men: therefore atheism did never perturb states ; for it makes men wary of themselves, as looking no farther,... | |
| Francis Bacon - 1815 - 310 pages
...towards men. Atheism leaves a man to sense, to philosophy, to natural piety, to laws, to reputation ; all which may be guides to an outward moral virtue,...erecteth an absolute monarchy in the minds of men ; therefore atheism did never perturb states ; for it makes men weary of themselves, as looking no... | |
| Francis Bacon - Conduct of life - 1818 - 312 pages
...towards men. Atheism leaves a man to sense, to philosophy, to natural piety, to laws, to reputation ; all which may be guides to an outward moral virtue,...erecteth an absolute monarchy in the minds of men. Therefore Atheism did never perturb states ; for it makes men wary of themselves, as looking no further... | |
| Francis Bacon (visct. St. Albans.) - 1818 - 310 pages
...towards men. Atheism leaves a man to sense, to philosophy, to natural piety, to laws, to reputation ; all which may be guides to an outward moral virtue,...were not : but Superstition dismounts all these, and erectcth an absolute monarchy in the minds of men. Therefore Atheism did never perturb states ; for... | |
| Francis Bacon - Philosophy - 1819 - 580 pages
...towards men. Atheism leaves a man to sense, to philosophy, to natural piety, to laws, to reputation; all which may be guides to an outward moral virtue,...erecteth an absolute monarchy in the minds of men. Therefore atheism did never perturb states ; for it makes men wary of themselves, as looking no farther... | |
| Free thought - 1819 - 654 pages
...he says, " Atheism leaves a man to sense, to philosophy, to natural piety, to laws, to reputation ; all which may be guides to an outward moral virtue,...were not : but superstition dismounts all these, and erectetl] an absolute monarchy in the minds of men. Therefore, Atheism did never perturb states ; for... | |
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