Good Words, Volume 22Alexander Strahan and Company, 1881 - English periodicals |
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Page 18
... human narratives are composed ; that the origin of many of them cannot be traced ; that they are defective in authority ; that the evidence is insufficient to justify a belief in the events which they relate . far as philosophy can see ...
... human narratives are composed ; that the origin of many of them cannot be traced ; that they are defective in authority ; that the evidence is insufficient to justify a belief in the events which they relate . far as philosophy can see ...
Page 21
... human nature . The fault was not denied , but Jupiter said that man was a piece of compli- cated machinery , and if he touched a part he might probably spoil the whole . with as much pith and mettle in them . " The something deeper and ...
... human nature . The fault was not denied , but Jupiter said that man was a piece of compli- cated machinery , and if he touched a part he might probably spoil the whole . with as much pith and mettle in them . " The something deeper and ...
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... human enterprise and labour , there is one who would choose to have his course stopped and his prospects of the future for ever cut off . Rather does he say , as he looks out from his mountain of vision and surveys the distant view of ...
... human enterprise and labour , there is one who would choose to have his course stopped and his prospects of the future for ever cut off . Rather does he say , as he looks out from his mountain of vision and surveys the distant view of ...
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... humanity . They simply pander to its most enfeebling animal tastes , and relax the muscle of self - respect , as well as cultivate the indulgence of vicious desires which weaken the human body , and add to the number of debauchees who ...
... humanity . They simply pander to its most enfeebling animal tastes , and relax the muscle of self - respect , as well as cultivate the indulgence of vicious desires which weaken the human body , and add to the number of debauchees who ...
Page 48
... human food until the outer surfaces are pared away and great waste produced . It is little wonder that in such atmospheres there should be rapid decomposition of food when the air itself is close and damp . How many householders in our ...
... human food until the outer surfaces are pared away and great waste produced . It is little wonder that in such atmospheres there should be rapid decomposition of food when the air itself is close and damp . How many householders in our ...
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