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Page 112
In the blood of Abel , Inconsistency saturated its floating banner , and , as time
rolled on , the scarlet was more deeply imprinted . The old world was convulsed
by its reckless power , and its fairest portions blighted by its Sirocco blasts .
In the blood of Abel , Inconsistency saturated its floating banner , and , as time
rolled on , the scarlet was more deeply imprinted . The old world was convulsed
by its reckless power , and its fairest portions blighted by its Sirocco blasts .
Page 113
Now , these Christian graces are often shorn of their original beauty , by
Inconsistency . In the days of the Apostles , no studied rhetoric was thrown about
the story of redeeming love ; simple , unadorned truth , enraptured the immortal
mind ...
Now , these Christian graces are often shorn of their original beauty , by
Inconsistency . In the days of the Apostles , no studied rhetoric was thrown about
the story of redeeming love ; simple , unadorned truth , enraptured the immortal
mind ...
Page 115
This is one of the iron cages of Inconsistency , and , unless you burst the bars ,
and regain your freedom , you will be plunged headlong into the dark abyss of
poverty and disgrace ; fill a drunkard's grave , and land your soul in a drunkard's
hell ...
This is one of the iron cages of Inconsistency , and , unless you burst the bars ,
and regain your freedom , you will be plunged headlong into the dark abyss of
poverty and disgrace ; fill a drunkard's grave , and land your soul in a drunkard's
hell ...
Page 117
Are you under the influence of fanaticism ? This is the tornado of Inconsistency ,
charged with the besom of destruction , leaving in its dismal wake , oceans of
blood , governments dissolved , and nations ruined . Are you an abettor or
tolerator ...
Are you under the influence of fanaticism ? This is the tornado of Inconsistency ,
charged with the besom of destruction , leaving in its dismal wake , oceans of
blood , governments dissolved , and nations ruined . Are you an abettor or
tolerator ...
Page 118
Are you charged with wild ambition ? This is the forked lightning of Inconsistency
. By its devouring flames , nations have been riven ; governments consumed ;
kingdoms , empires , and republics , dissolved . It is a dangerous element ,
quench ...
Are you charged with wild ambition ? This is the forked lightning of Inconsistency
. By its devouring flames , nations have been riven ; governments consumed ;
kingdoms , empires , and republics , dissolved . It is a dangerous element ,
quench ...
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| Title | The Moral Probe: Or One Hundred and Two Common Sense Essays on the Nature of Men and Things: Interspersed with Scraps of Science and History |
| Author | Levi Carroll Judson |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | The author, 1848 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 17 Sep 2007 |
| Length | 336 pages |
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