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... church and parish , to make room for belly - gods and thieves ? Who , when a de- voted few of the Lord's people were united to lift the fallen standard , and once more advance the good cause , was the readiest to break their purpose ...
... church and parish , to make room for belly - gods and thieves ? Who , when a de- voted few of the Lord's people were united to lift the fallen standard , and once more advance the good cause , was the readiest to break their purpose ...
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... church , when he comes from locking a funeral vault . " No , Ju- lian , these are not times in which , by the dream- ing drudgery of a country magistrate , and the petty cares of a country proprietor , a man can serve his unhappy ...
... church , when he comes from locking a funeral vault . " No , Ju- lian , these are not times in which , by the dream- ing drudgery of a country magistrate , and the petty cares of a country proprietor , a man can serve his unhappy ...
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... churches ; " therein shewing himself , " he added , “ more fit to wield the supreme power , than those who , claiming it by right of inheritance , use it only for their own vain and voluptuous pursuits . " " I did not expect , " said ...
... churches ; " therein shewing himself , " he added , “ more fit to wield the supreme power , than those who , claiming it by right of inheritance , use it only for their own vain and voluptuous pursuits . " " I did not expect , " said ...
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... Church and State- the tyranny which they exercise over men's per- sons and consciences - may well doubt whether it be lawful to use weapons in their defence . Yet you hear me not praise , or even vindicate the death of the King , though ...
... Church and State- the tyranny which they exercise over men's per- sons and consciences - may well doubt whether it be lawful to use weapons in their defence . Yet you hear me not praise , or even vindicate the death of the King , though ...
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... churches , dedicated , the ear- lier to Saint Patrick , the later to Saint Ger- main ; besides two smaller churches ; all of which had become , even in that day , more or less ruin- ous , Their decayed walls , exhibiting the rude and ...
... churches , dedicated , the ear- lier to Saint Patrick , the later to Saint Ger- main ; besides two smaller churches ; all of which had become , even in that day , more or less ruin- ous , Their decayed walls , exhibiting the rude and ...
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Page 227 - What is this world ? what axen men to have ? Now with his love, now in his colde grave Alone withouten any compagnie.
Page 47 - ... fell fast by their unerring fire. In this state of confusion, and while we were about to adopt the desperate project of evacuating the village, and, placing the women and children in the centre, of attempting a retreat to the nearest settlement, it pleased Heaven to send us unexpected assistance. A tall man, of a reverend appearance, whom no one...
Page 218 - What made our poet meddle with a plot ? Was't that he fancied, for the very sake And name of plot, his trifling play might take ? For there's not in't one inch-board evidence...