Thoughts on Religion & Other Subjects [with Pious Reflections for Every Day in the Month & Prayers by Fénelon.].1846 - 283 pages |
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... body , and the history of his life is one continued account of his soul struggling under innumerable pains and distempers , - Vide Spectator , Vol . II . , No. 116 . ....... A NEW EDITION . THOMAS NELSON , LONDON : AND EDINBURGH ...
... body , and the history of his life is one continued account of his soul struggling under innumerable pains and distempers , - Vide Spectator , Vol . II . , No. 116 . ....... A NEW EDITION . THOMAS NELSON , LONDON : AND EDINBURGH ...
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... body is , what my senses , or my soul : this very part of me which thinks what I speak , which reflects upon every thing else , and even upon itself , yet is as mere a stranger to its own nature , as the dullest thing I carry about me ...
... body is , what my senses , or my soul : this very part of me which thinks what I speak , which reflects upon every thing else , and even upon itself , yet is as mere a stranger to its own nature , as the dullest thing I carry about me ...
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... body as well as spirit ; and hence it comes to pass , that the instrument by which persuasion conveys itself to us , is not demonstration only , How few things do we see de- monstrated ! Rational proof and evidence acts immedi- ately on ...
... body as well as spirit ; and hence it comes to pass , that the instrument by which persuasion conveys itself to us , is not demonstration only , How few things do we see de- monstrated ! Rational proof and evidence acts immedi- ately on ...
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... body of their laws , though , on the contrary , mild and gentle , and easy to be obeyed . The same people are still no less to be admired for their great sincerity : they preserve , with the utmost faithfulness and zeal , the very book ...
... body of their laws , though , on the contrary , mild and gentle , and easy to be obeyed . The same people are still no less to be admired for their great sincerity : they preserve , with the utmost faithfulness and zeal , the very book ...
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... bodies ; so the com- munities themselves ought to tend to the welfare of an- other body , such as is still more general and comprehen- sive . Whosoever does not detest , in his own heart , this self - love , and this instinct which ...
... bodies ; so the com- munities themselves ought to tend to the welfare of an- other body , such as is still more general and comprehen- sive . Whosoever does not detest , in his own heart , this self - love , and this instinct which ...
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