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... less melodious in his rhythm, than these illustrious writers, he is incomparably
more varied, rapid, and energetic ; his ideas flow in quicker succession, his
words follow in more striking antithesis; the past, the present, and the future rise
up at ...
... less melodious in his rhythm, than these illustrious writers, he is incomparably
more varied, rapid, and energetic ; his ideas flow in quicker succession, his
words follow in more striking antithesis; the past, the present, and the future rise
up at ...
Sivu 9
When the ideas of men were set adrift by revolutionary changes, when the
authority of ages was set at naught, and from centuries of experience appeals
were made to weeks of innovation, it was in vain to refer to the great or the wise
of former ...
When the ideas of men were set adrift by revolutionary changes, when the
authority of ages was set at naught, and from centuries of experience appeals
were made to weeks of innovation, it was in vain to refer to the great or the wise
of former ...
Sivu 15
"Confession follows baptism; and the Church, with that wisdom which it alone
possesses, fixed the era of its commencement at that period when first the idea of
crime can enter the infant mind—that is, at seven years of age. All men, including
...
"Confession follows baptism; and the Church, with that wisdom which it alone
possesses, fixed the era of its commencement at that period when first the idea of
crime can enter the infant mind—that is, at seven years of age. All men, including
...
Sivu 16
... an infant world; it is related to our first ideas of religion and society, and recalls
the pristine equality of the human race; ... but in others of the highest class of
Catholic divinity, suggest an idea which, the more we extend our reading, the
more ...
... an infant world; it is related to our first ideas of religion and society, and recalls
the pristine equality of the human race; ... but in others of the highest class of
Catholic divinity, suggest an idea which, the more we extend our reading, the
more ...
Sivu 25
To the objection, that if the idea of God is innate, it must appear in children
without any education, which is not generally the case, Chateaubriand replies —
“God being a spirit, and it being impossible that he should be understood but by a
...
To the objection, that if the idea of God is innate, it must appear in children
without any education, which is not generally the case, Chateaubriand replies —
“God being a spirit, and it being impossible that he should be understood but by a
...
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