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... things which , in earlier ages , were considered points of faith , and to doubt which was a dangerous heresy ; and how , at first , the arts and sciences were weighed down , and the advantages to be derived from them neu- tralised , by ...
... things which , in earlier ages , were considered points of faith , and to doubt which was a dangerous heresy ; and how , at first , the arts and sciences were weighed down , and the advantages to be derived from them neu- tralised , by ...
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... things as are above common comprehension , by some , who would thus flatter themselves with a superiority of judgment ; on the other hand , what all around put faith in the remaining few will , from that circum- stance , easily believe ...
... things as are above common comprehension , by some , who would thus flatter themselves with a superiority of judgment ; on the other hand , what all around put faith in the remaining few will , from that circum- stance , easily believe ...
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... thing of es- sential consequence being , therefore , referred to them by the heads of states , Oracles obtained a powerful influence over the minds of the people ; and this popular credulity offered tempting opportunities to the priests ...
... thing of es- sential consequence being , therefore , referred to them by the heads of states , Oracles obtained a powerful influence over the minds of the people ; and this popular credulity offered tempting opportunities to the priests ...
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... things , on the eastern side of the temple , was a little window , through which , on a certain day of the year , the sunbeams entering fell on the mouth of the statue of Memnon . At the DECEPTION , AND CREDULITY . 13.
... things , on the eastern side of the temple , was a little window , through which , on a certain day of the year , the sunbeams entering fell on the mouth of the statue of Memnon . At the DECEPTION , AND CREDULITY . 13.
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... thing superstitiously believed by the Christian worshippers , and by the priests out of ignorance , or policy . Metrophanes , patriarch of Alexandria , thought the possibility of such an occurrence might be proved out of Isaiah , c . 66 ...
... thing superstitiously believed by the Christian worshippers , and by the priests out of ignorance , or policy . Metrophanes , patriarch of Alexandria , thought the possibility of such an occurrence might be proved out of Isaiah , c . 66 ...
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Page 299 - gainst that season comes Wherein our Saviour's birth is celebrated, The bird of dawning singeth all night long...
Page 288 - ... but could not, by the nicest scrutiny, discover the least symptom of life in him. We reasoned a long time about this odd appearance, as well as we could, and...
Page 211 - The moon on the east oriel shone, Through slender shafts of shapely stone, By foliaged tracery combined ; Thou would'st have thought some fairy's hand, "Twixt poplars straight, the osier wand, In many a freakish knot, had twined ; Then framed a spell, when the work was done, And changed the willow wreaths to stone.
Page 350 - So went Satan forth from the presence of the LORD, and smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot unto his crown.
Page 296 - Look, where he comes ! Not poppy, nor mandragora, Nor all the drowsy syrups of the world, Shall ever medicine thee to that sweet sleep Which thou ow'dst yesterday.
Page 121 - ... (For they will come out after us,) till we have drawn them from the city: for they will say. They flee before us, as at the first: therefore we will flee before them.
Page 288 - ... examined his Arm, Heart, and Breath, but could not by the nicest Scrutiny discover the least Symptom of Life in him. We reasoned a long Time about this odd Appearance as well as we could, and...
Page 281 - This correction made his description more striking than it had been without it, since Lord Nelson generally had his empty sleeve attached to the breast of his coat, but it was the right arm that he had lost. Without saying that I suspected the boy had made a mistake, I asked the magician whether the objects appeared in the ink as if actually before the eyes, or as if in a glass, which makes the right appear left. He answered that they appeared as in a mirror. This rendered the boy's description...
Page 288 - Skrine held a clean looking-glass to his mouth. I found his pulse sink gradually, till at last I could not feel any, by the most exact and nice touch.
Page 199 - Travels in the Interior of Africa, from the Cape of Good Hope to Morocco, from the Years 1781 to 1797; through Caffraria, the Kingdoms of Mataman, Angola, Massi, Monoemugi, Muschatio, &c.