Essays on the Punishment of DeathThe author, 1844 - 237 sivua |
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Sivu 29
... hang a man for only stealing a horse . ' ' Man , ' replied the judge , thou art not to be hanged only for stealing a horse , but that horses may not be stolen . ' This anecdote shows the true nature of Capital Punishment . The good of ...
... hang a man for only stealing a horse . ' ' Man , ' replied the judge , thou art not to be hanged only for stealing a horse , but that horses may not be stolen . ' This anecdote shows the true nature of Capital Punishment . The good of ...
Sivu 31
... Hang them ! they deserve it ! They did not spare- ( ' Die and be ' To say , as let them not be spared ! Let them die ! ' damned , ' was the recent answer of one . some do , that we have a right to take away the life of a human being ...
... Hang them ! they deserve it ! They did not spare- ( ' Die and be ' To say , as let them not be spared ! Let them die ! ' damned , ' was the recent answer of one . some do , that we have a right to take away the life of a human being ...
Sivu 36
... hang- ing , if it should end in that , would be a greater evil than the fire . When a trial is had , which but seldom occurs , all possible latitude is given to the circum- stances which will take the case out of the present narrow ...
... hang- ing , if it should end in that , would be a greater evil than the fire . When a trial is had , which but seldom occurs , all possible latitude is given to the circum- stances which will take the case out of the present narrow ...
Sivu 44
... hanging me . ' And such was his hardened indifference , to the last moment , that , after he was ironed and locked up in his cell , he said to the jailor — ' As I am a carpenter , I think I ought to be employed to help build my own ...
... hanging me . ' And such was his hardened indifference , to the last moment , that , after he was ironed and locked up in his cell , he said to the jailor — ' As I am a carpenter , I think I ought to be employed to help build my own ...
Sivu 47
... hanging the usual time , they were cut down , and their bodies handed over for dissection . EXECUTION AND DECAPITATION OF THISTLEWOOD AND FOUR OTHERS , FOR HIGH TREASON . [ From the same . ] At four o'clock in the morning , a number of ...
... hanging the usual time , they were cut down , and their bodies handed over for dissection . EXECUTION AND DECAPITATION OF THISTLEWOOD AND FOUR OTHERS , FOR HIGH TREASON . [ From the same . ] At four o'clock in the morning , a number of ...
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Sivu 177 - And they which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.
Sivu 176 - Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and hate thine enemy. But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you and persecute you...
Sivu 139 - And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth upon the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea; into your hand are they delivered.
Sivu 131 - Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth ; and from thy face shall I be hid ; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that every one that findeth me shall slay me.
Sivu 167 - The Lord thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me ; unto him ye shall hearken...
Sivu 217 - The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.
Sivu 129 - And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand; when thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.
Sivu 126 - And Lamech said unto his wives, Adah and Zillah, hear my voice; ye wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech: for I have slain a man to my wounding, and a young man to my hurt. If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.
Sivu 179 - And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elias did? But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of. For the Son of man is not come to destroy men's lives, but to save them.
Sivu 127 - And the Lord said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth ? and why is thy countenance fallen ? If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door.