Essays, Political, Historical, and Miscellaneous, Nide 3W. Blackwood, 1850 |
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Sivu 95
... evils to prevent the healing power of nature from closing these yawning wounds . Gibbon estimates the slaves throughout the Empire , in its latter days , at a number equal to that of the freemen ; in other words , one - half of the ...
... evils to prevent the healing power of nature from closing these yawning wounds . Gibbon estimates the slaves throughout the Empire , in its latter days , at a number equal to that of the freemen ; in other words , one - half of the ...
Sivu 96
... evils , and that upon the whole it is beneficial in its tendency . This important principle is thus stated : " Independent of the efforts of man , there is established by a law of pro- vidence , which it is impossible to mistake , and ...
... evils , and that upon the whole it is beneficial in its tendency . This important principle is thus stated : " Independent of the efforts of man , there is established by a law of pro- vidence , which it is impossible to mistake , and ...
Sivu 99
... were subjected , and which was above all human laws . That of itself was a safeguard against the greatest evils of society ; for it affected the minds of those by whom they were brought about ; it professed the belief - GUIZOT . 99.
... were subjected , and which was above all human laws . That of itself was a safeguard against the greatest evils of society ; for it affected the minds of those by whom they were brought about ; it professed the belief - GUIZOT . 99.
Sivu 101
... evils in later times ; that their venality in regard to indul- gences and abuse of absolution had brought religion itself into discredit ; that the absurd and incredible tenets which they still attempted to force on mankind , had gone ...
... evils in later times ; that their venality in regard to indul- gences and abuse of absolution had brought religion itself into discredit ; that the absurd and incredible tenets which they still attempted to force on mankind , had gone ...
Sivu 120
... evil , their destiny was accomplished . Having done this , they portray the minutest incidents of that brief period with the utmost care , and exert all their strength on the graphic painting on which every artist knows the awakening of ...
... evil , their destiny was accomplished . Having done this , they portray the minutest incidents of that brief period with the utmost care , and exert all their strength on the graphic painting on which every artist knows the awakening of ...
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