 | James Ridgway - Freedom of the press - 1812 - 282 pages
...honourable principles of the mind.—When prejudices are caught up from bad passions, the worst of men feel intervals of remorse to soften and disperse...natures feel a pleasure in fostering a blind and unjust resentment.—This is the reason that the Defendants have not met with that protection from many, which... | |
 | Thomas Erskine Baron Erskine - Forensic orations - 1812 - 278 pages
...of the mind. — When prej udices are caught up from bad passions, the worst of men feel interval? of remorse to soften and disperse them ; but when...pleasure in fostering a blind and unjust resentment. — This is the reason that the Defendants have not met with that protection from many, which their... | |
 | Thomas Erskine Baron Erskine - Forensic orations - 1812 - 282 pages
...caught up from bad passions, the worst of men feel intervals of remorse to soften and disperse them j but when they arise from a generous, though mistaken...kindest and most compassionate natures feel a pleasure jn fostering a blind and unjust resentment. — This is the reason that the Defendants have not met... | |
 | Thomas Erskine Baron Erskine - Forensic orations - 1813 - 278 pages
...most honorable principles of the mind. When prejudices are caught up from bad passions, the worst of men feel intervals of remorse to soften •and disperse...pleasure in fostering a blind and unjust resentment. This is the reason that the defendants have not met with that protection from many, which their meritorious... | |
 | Thomas Erskine Baron Erskine - Freedom of the press - 1813 - 634 pages
...honourable principles of the mind. —When prejudices are caught.up from bad passions, the worst of men feel intervals of remorse to soften and disperse them : but when they arise from a.generous, though mistaken source, they are hugged closer to the bosom, and the kindest and most compassionate... | |
 | Arminianism - 1850 - 704 pages
...£rskine, "arise from the m< st honourable principles. When prejudices are caught up from bad passion?, the worst men feel intervals of remorse to soften...are hugged closer to the bosom, and the kindest and mot compassionate nature! feel a pleasure in fostering a blind and unjust resentment." If at any time... | |
 | 1837 - 352 pages
...most honourable principles of the mind. When prejudices are caught up from bad passions, the worst of men feel intervals of remorse, to soften and disperse...pleasure in fostering a blind and unjust resentment. — Lord Erskine. 694. Credulity. — To distrust all, and believe all, is equally bad and erroneous... | |
 | Charles Bucke - Anecdotes - 1837 - 364 pages
...honourable principle of the human ' mind. When prejudices are caught up from bad pas' sions, the worst of men feel intervals of remorse to ' soften and disperse...hugged ' closer to the bosom, and the kindest and most com' passionate natures feel a pleasure in fostering a blind ' and unjust resentment.' One reason why... | |
 | John Campbell Baron Campbell - Judges - 1847 - 744 pages
...from the most honourable principles. When prejudices are caught up from bad passions, the worst of men feel intervals of remorse to soften and disperse...pleasure in fostering a blind and unjust resentment." He spoke as his clients respectively would have spoken, being endowed with his genius. " The dervise... | |
 | Clara Lucas Balfour - 1851 - 352 pages
...most honourable principles of the mind. When prejudices are caught up from bad passions, the worst of 'men feel intervals of remorse to soften and disperse...pleasure in fostering a blind and unjust resentment.' "We can best understand what prejudice really is by its effects. The histories of science, of literature,... | |
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Indeed, some of the darkest and most dangerous prejudices of men arise from the most honourable principles of the mind. When prejudices are caught up from bad passions, the worst of men feel intervals of remorse to soften and disperse them ; but when... 
