 | American literature - 1827 - 654 pages
...morals. Religion cannot exist where immorality generally prevails, any more than a light can burn when the air is corrupted ; and accordingly, infidelity...as to predominate in almost every rank of society. Unhappily blinded by self-conceit, heated with the ardour of controversy, gratifying their literary... | |
 | David Bristow Baker - 1831 - 170 pages
...10, p. 25, Library of Useful Knowledge. — Bacon. Nov. Org. t Religion cannot exist where immorality prevails, any more than a light can burn where the...as to predominate in almost every rank of society. — Sir W. Scott'e Life of Napoleon. Vol. i, p. 54. C 14 INTRODUCTION. in the following pages, a solution... | |
 | David Bristow Baker - Skepticism - 1831 - 244 pages
...the dictates of his moral and religious nature.* " Religion cannot exist where immorality generally prevails, any more than a light can burn where the air is corrupted." f Thus much, on Causes of doubt, originating in the abuse of instincts, which, properly restrained,... | |
 | Alexander Keith - 1832 - 336 pages
...affect society, morals, and above all, literature. Religion cannot, exist where immorality generally prevails, any more than a light can burn where the...rank of society. The errors of the church of Rome, connected as they are with her ambitious attempts towards dominion over men, in their temporal as well... | |
 | Walter Scott - France - 1832 - 1094 pages
...just proportion to it« private morals. Religion cannot exist where immorality generally prevail«, any more than a light Can burn where the air is corrupted...Accordingly, infidelity was so general in France, u to predominate in almost everv rani of society. The errors of the Church of Rome, as we have already... | |
 | Alexander Keith - Bible - 1832 - 322 pages
...affect society, morals, and above all, literature. Religion cannot exist where immorality generally prevails, -any more than a light can burn where the air is corrupted ; and, accordingly, infidelity, wag so general in France, as to predominate in almost every rank of society. The errors of the church... | |
 | John Morison - 1832 - 278 pages
...the gospel, than the sceptic * " Religion cannot exist," said Sir Walter Scott, " where immorality prevails, any more than a light can burn where the air is corrupted."—Life of Napoleon, vol. i. p. 54. is in rejecting it. His judgment is not less to be respected,... | |
 | Walter Scott - English literature - 1833 - 720 pages
...invariably borne a just proportion to its private morals. Religion cannot exist where immorality generally prevails, any more than a light can burn where the...they are with her ambitious attempts towards dominion o»er men, in their temporal as well as spiritual capacity, had long become the argument of the philosopher,... | |
 | Walter Scott - France - 1836 - 518 pages
...to its private morale. Religion cannot exist where immorality generally prevails, any moro than л light can burn where the air is corrupted; and. accordingly, infidelity was во general in France, as to predominate in almost every rank of society. The errors of the Church... | |
 | Retrospect - 1845 - 390 pages
...men had had no eyes, or God no thunderbolts ."t " Religion cannot exist where immorality generally prevails, any more than a light can burn where the...as to predominate in almost every rank of society." " Men of the most distinguished parts in France became allied in a sort of anti-crusade against Christianity,... | |
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Religion cannot exist where immorality generally prevails, any more than a light can burn where the air is corrupted; and, accordingly, infidelity was so general in France, as to predominate in almost every rank of society. 
