The Spectator, Volume 3J. Sharpe, 1808 |
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Page 43
... religious seriousness or a philosophic gravity . They are insnared into sentiments of wis- dom and virtue when they do not think of it ; and if by that means they arrive only at such a degree of consideration as may dispose them to ...
... religious seriousness or a philosophic gravity . They are insnared into sentiments of wis- dom and virtue when they do not think of it ; and if by that means they arrive only at such a degree of consideration as may dispose them to ...
Page 52
... religious man , which makes my misfortune so much the greater . God be thanked ! he is since recovered : but his severe usage has given me such a blow , that I shall soon sink under it , unless I may be relieved by any impressions which ...
... religious man , which makes my misfortune so much the greater . God be thanked ! he is since recovered : but his severe usage has given me such a blow , that I shall soon sink under it , unless I may be relieved by any impressions which ...
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... religious , as well as many prudential considerations ; but if the last mentioned motive does not prevail , I despair of succeeding by any other , and shall therefore con- clude my paper with a very remarkable story , which is recorded ...
... religious , as well as many prudential considerations ; but if the last mentioned motive does not prevail , I despair of succeeding by any other , and shall therefore con- clude my paper with a very remarkable story , which is recorded ...
Page 67
... religions , however opposite they may be to one another , and in all the subdivisions of each religion in particular . We are told by some of the Jewish rabbins , that the first murder was occasioned by a religious con- troversy ; and ...
... religions , however opposite they may be to one another , and in all the subdivisions of each religion in particular . We are told by some of the Jewish rabbins , that the first murder was occasioned by a religious con- troversy ; and ...
Page 68
... religion , is either pride , interest , or ill - nature . A man , who differs from an- other in opinion , sets himself above him in his own judgment , and in several particulars pretends to be the wiser person . This is a great ...
... religion , is either pride , interest , or ill - nature . A man , who differs from an- other in opinion , sets himself above him in his own judgment , and in several particulars pretends to be the wiser person . This is a great ...
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