Bacon's Essays: with annotations by Richard Whately. Sixth edition, revised and enlargedLongman & Company, 1864 - 620 pages |
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... Princess . Some of her writing , in her pretended language , was sent to me at Oxford for inspec- tion , and I at once pronounced it to be an imposture . But even after this , many continued deluded by her . When at length she was fully ...
... Princess . Some of her writing , in her pretended language , was sent to me at Oxford for inspec- tion , and I at once pronounced it to be an imposture . But even after this , many continued deluded by her . When at length she was fully ...
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... prince of darkness ; ' and what is it better , to make the cause of religion to descend to the cruel and execrable actions of murdering princes , butchery of people , and subversion of states and governments ? Surely this is to bring ...
... prince of darkness ; ' and what is it better , to make the cause of religion to descend to the cruel and execrable actions of murdering princes , butchery of people , and subversion of states and governments ? Surely this is to bring ...
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... prince and deliverer . And it was on that ground that they put to death the Lord Jesus as a blasphemous impostor . Indeed , a modern writer ( speaking , we may presume , in bitter irony , and meaning a scoff at Christians ) represents ...
... prince and deliverer . And it was on that ground that they put to death the Lord Jesus as a blasphemous impostor . Indeed , a modern writer ( speaking , we may presume , in bitter irony , and meaning a scoff at Christians ) represents ...
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... prince or master who , the reviewer says , always endeavours to give unmistakeable directions , Bishop Butler has touched it very well when he says , 1 ' The reason why a prince would give his directions in this plain manner is , that ...
... prince or master who , the reviewer says , always endeavours to give unmistakeable directions , Bishop Butler has touched it very well when he says , 1 ' The reason why a prince would give his directions in this plain manner is , that ...
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... prince's part to pardon and Solomon , I am sure , saith , ' It is the glory of a man to pass by an offence.'1 That which is past is gone and irrecoverable , and wise men have enough to do with things present and to come ; therefore they ...
... prince's part to pardon and Solomon , I am sure , saith , ' It is the glory of a man to pass by an offence.'1 That which is past is gone and irrecoverable , and wise men have enough to do with things present and to come ; therefore they ...
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