 ... of credulity. That cold-blooded demon called Science has taken the place of all the other demons. He has certainly cast out innumerable devils, however he may still spare the principal. Whether we are the better for his intervention is another question....  The Wigwam and the Cabin: Lst [and 2d] Series - Page 1by William Gilmore Simms - 1845 - 233 pagesFull view - About this book
 | England - 1847 - 788 pages
...profitable stories. " That cold-blooded demon called Science," he exclaims, '.' has taken the place of all other demons. He has certainly cast out innumerable...kept many of us virtuous where the laws could not." A wholesome moral restraint in starting at every bush, and hating every old woman for a witch ! Mr... | |
 | United States - 1842 - 498 pages
...policy contains. "MURDER WILL OUT." A GEIS'UINE GHOST STORY OF THE OLD SCHOOL. 1 DAMSEL OF DARIEK, ETC. I. THE world has become monstrous matter-of-fact in...restraints which might have kept many of us virtuous, where laws could not. The. effect, however, is much the more seriously evil in all that concerns the romantic.... | |
 | Scotland - 1847 - 818 pages
...profitable stories. " That cold-blooded demon called Science " he exclaims, " has taken the place of all other demons'. He has certainly cast out innumerable...kept many of us virtuous where the laws could not." A wholesome moral restraint in starting at every bush, and hating every old woman for a witch ! Mr... | |
 | John Caldwell Guilds, Caroline Collins - Poetry - 1997 - 296 pages
...asserts: "That cold-blooded demon called Science has taken the place of all the other demons. . . . Whether we are the better for his intervention is...kept many of us virtuous, where the laws could not" (1). The third effect of the box narrative is that it provides a vivid contrast between the grammatical,... | |
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