The Life of Joseph Priestly: LL.D., F.R.S., &c., with Critical Observations on His WorksWilks, Grafton, & Company, 1804 - 112 страници |
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... objection was ever made of it by the dissenters , by any dislike of the measure itself , but only from the apprehension of the unge- merous use that might be made of it .. Till the application to parliament for the repeal of the 100.
... objection was ever made of it by the dissenters , by any dislike of the measure itself , but only from the apprehension of the unge- merous use that might be made of it .. Till the application to parliament for the repeal of the 100.
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... repeal of the Test Act , I neither wrote nor preached any thing that had any particular relation to the principles of the dissenters , and I sent my sons to the public grammar school , which is conducted wholly by clergymen , and the ...
... repeal of the Test Act , I neither wrote nor preached any thing that had any particular relation to the principles of the dissenters , and I sent my sons to the public grammar school , which is conducted wholly by clergymen , and the ...
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... repeal of the Test Act . When he dined with me he was purposely met by Mr. Berington , a catholic priest , and Mr. Galton a quaker . Mr. Porson was also of the party . I have a pecu- liar pleasure in the society of persons of diffe rent ...
... repeal of the Test Act . When he dined with me he was purposely met by Mr. Berington , a catholic priest , and Mr. Galton a quaker . Mr. Porson was also of the party . I have a pecu- liar pleasure in the society of persons of diffe rent ...
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... repeal of the Corporation and Test Acts , the nature and tendency of which were strangely mis - appre- hended by the great body of the clergy , and other zealous members of the Church of Eng- land : For had the repeal taken place ...
... repeal of the Corporation and Test Acts , the nature and tendency of which were strangely mis - appre- hended by the great body of the clergy , and other zealous members of the Church of Eng- land : For had the repeal taken place ...
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... repeal of the Test and Corporation Acts , till it was determined upon by the dissenters of London . " Had I been consulted , I should rather have advised for the repeal of that Act of King William , which makes it actually confiscation ...
... repeal of the Test and Corporation Acts , till it was determined upon by the dissenters of London . " Had I been consulted , I should rather have advised for the repeal of that Act of King William , which makes it actually confiscation ...
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Страница 68 - The stars shall fade away, the sun himself Grow dim with age, and Nature sink in years, But thou shalt flourish in immortal youth, Unhurt amidst the war of elements, The wreck of matter, and the crush of worlds.
Страница 89 - And through the smooth barbarity of courts, With firm but pliant virtue, forward still To urge his course : him for the studious shade Kind nature form'd, deep, comprehensive, clear, Exact, and elegant ; in one rich soul, Plato, the Stagyrite, and Tully join'd.
Страница 42 - The chamber where the good man meets his fate, Is privileg'd beyond the common walk Of virtuous life, quite in the verge of heaven.
Страница 105 - PRESBYTERIANS,' etc. etc. ; and, at one time, I was followed by a number of boys, who left their play, repeating what they had seen on the walls, and shouting out, ' Damn Priestley ; damn him, damn him, for ever, for ever,' etc. etc. This was no doubt a lesson which they had been taught by their parents, and what they, I fear, had learned from their superiors.
Страница 61 - ... it might not be so proper for us in the usual healthy state of the body: for as a candle burns out much faster in dephlogisticated than in common air, so we might, as may be said, live out too fast, and the animal powers be too soon exhausted in this pure kind of air. A moralist, at least, may say that the air which nature has provided for us is as good as we deserve.
Страница 91 - The man resolved and steady to his trust, Inflexible to ill, and obstinately just, May the rude rabble's insolence despise, Their senseless clamours and tumultuous cries ; The tyrant's fierceness he beguiles, And the stern brow, and the harsh voice defies, And with superior greatness smiles.
Страница 91 - Not the red arm of angry Jove, That flings the thunder from the sky, And gives it rage to roar, and strength to fly. Should the whole frame of nature round him break, In ruin, and confusion hurl'd, He, unconcern'd would hear the mighty crack, And stand secure, amidst a falling world.
Страница 61 - But perhaps we may also infer from these experiments that though pure dephlogisticated air might be very useful as a medicine, it might not be so proper for us in the usual healthy state of the body: for as a candle burns out much faster in dephlogisticated...
Страница 39 - We shall all meet finally: we only require different degrees of discipline, suited to our different tempers, to prepare us for final happiness.
Страница 40 - About eight o'clock, he desired to have three pamphlets which had been looked out by his directions the evening before. He then dictated as clearly and distinctly as he had ever done in his life, the additions and alterations which he wished to have made in each.