English Prose of the Eighteenth CenturyCecil Albert Moore |
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... believe a God . But if he argued , as some have done , upon a mistaken principle , that an officer who is guilty of speaking blasphemy may some time or other proceed so far as to raise a mutiny , the consequence is by no means to be ...
... believe a God . But if he argued , as some have done , upon a mistaken principle , that an officer who is guilty of speaking blasphemy may some time or other proceed so far as to raise a mutiny , the consequence is by no means to be ...
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... believe me , Mr. Rig- marole , believe me , a woman with a butt of sack at her elbow is never long - lived . Sir John's death afflicted me to such a degree that I sincerely believe , to drown sorrow I drank more liquor myself than I ...
... believe me , Mr. Rig- marole , believe me , a woman with a butt of sack at her elbow is never long - lived . Sir John's death afflicted me to such a degree that I sincerely believe , to drown sorrow I drank more liquor myself than I ...
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... believe it . But it appears that Thomas did not believe the resurrection ; and , as they say , would not believe without hav- ing ocular and manual demonstration himself . So neither will I ; and the rea- son is equally as good for me ...
... believe it . But it appears that Thomas did not believe the resurrection ; and , as they say , would not believe without hav- ing ocular and manual demonstration himself . So neither will I ; and the rea- son is equally as good for me ...
Contents
PREFACE | 4 |
THE POOR MANS PLEA | 14 |
THE SHORTEST WAY WITH THE DISSENTERS | 23 |
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