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 : with an Appendix ... |
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... matter . A few roses , culled from the dead , or foreign living languages , render it still more palatable . The waters of theology have become so deep , and so filled with snags and brush wood , that common fishermen can no longer ...
... matter . A few roses , culled from the dead , or foreign living languages , render it still more palatable . The waters of theology have become so deep , and so filled with snags and brush wood , that common fishermen can no longer ...
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... matters of religion , has contributed to swell the upper current , and has often covered charity , humility , and forgiveness , with the waves of persecution and revenge , wounding the blessed Redeemer , in the house of his professed ...
... matters of religion , has contributed to swell the upper current , and has often covered charity , humility , and forgiveness , with the waves of persecution and revenge , wounding the blessed Redeemer , in the house of his professed ...
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... matters of domestic , political , moral , and religious economy ; beware of the upper current . Let us fasten the lead of reason , and buoy of Revelation to the line of consistency , and let our soundings be deep and often . DEATH ...
... matters of domestic , political , moral , and religious economy ; beware of the upper current . Let us fasten the lead of reason , and buoy of Revelation to the line of consistency , and let our soundings be deep and often . DEATH ...
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... matter . We will obey the law , " and make it honorable . " We have also another species of small borrowers , who may feel neglected if not noticed : those who bor- row a bucket of coal , a piece of butter , a little meat , salt ...
... matter . We will obey the law , " and make it honorable . " We have also another species of small borrowers , who may feel neglected if not noticed : those who bor- row a bucket of coal , a piece of butter , a little meat , salt ...
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... matter in time The crowned heads of Europe are watching , with an Argus - eye , every opportunity to weaken our Union . Every year of our prosperous existence endangers their power - the story of our liberty is reaching and enrapturing ...
... matter in time The crowned heads of Europe are watching , with an Argus - eye , every opportunity to weaken our Union . Every year of our prosperous existence endangers their power - the story of our liberty is reaching and enrapturing ...
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