Essays: With Annotations by Richard Whately |
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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 unmistakable directions , Bishop Butler has touched it very well when he says , ' The reason why a prince would give his directions in this plain manner is , that he ...
... prince or master who , the reviewer says , always endeavours to give unmistakable directions , Bishop Butler has touched it very well when he says , ' The reason why a prince would give his directions in this plain manner is , that he ...
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... prince be supposed to regard only the action , -i.e. , only to desire to exercise , or in any way prove , the understanding or loyalty of a servant , he would not always give his orders in such a plain manner . ' But as for the question ...
... prince be supposed to regard only the action , -i.e. , only to desire to exercise , or in any way prove , the understanding or loyalty of a servant , he would not always give his orders in such a plain manner . ' But as for the question ...
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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 . " That which is past is gone and irrecoverable , and wise men have enough to do with things present and to come ; therefore ...
... prince's part to pardon : and Solomon , I am sure , saith , ' It is the glory of a man to pass by an offence . " That which is past is gone and irrecoverable , and wise men have enough to do with things present and to come ; therefore ...
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Common terms and phrases
advantage Æneid ancient ANNOTATIONS ANTITHETA Aristotle atheists Augustus Cæsar Bacon believe better Bishop Butler Cæsar called cause character christian Church common commonly contrary counsel course cunning danger desire divine doctrine doth doubt Edinburgh Review effect envy Epicurus error ESSAY evil favour fear feel Galba give hath helotism Henry VII honour human important infallible instance judgment Julius Cæsar keep kind king labour less maketh man's matter means men's ment merely mind moral nature never object observed opinion opposite party perceive perhaps persons political Pompey practice princes principle profess racter reason regard religion religious remarkable Roman Roman Catholic saith Scripture seditions sense side sometimes speak superstition supposed sure Tacitus things thou thought tion true truth unto usury Vespasian virtue wealth wisdom wise word