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... that Church over the consciences of men- -and her impious pretensions to infallibility , are as inconsistent in my mind as they can seem in yours , with common sense , rational liberty , freedom of conscience , and pure religion .
... that Church over the consciences of men- -and her impious pretensions to infallibility , are as inconsistent in my mind as they can seem in yours , with common sense , rational liberty , freedom of conscience , and pure religion .
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There was , indeed , when she looked up , a blush still visible on her dark features ; but their melancholy and languid expression had given place to that of wild and unsettled vivacity , which was most common to them .
There was , indeed , when she looked up , a blush still visible on her dark features ; but their melancholy and languid expression had given place to that of wild and unsettled vivacity , which was most common to them .
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Respecting other matters , he himself can not desire the welfare of our common country with more zeal than I do . Differences may occur concerning the mode in which that is to be obtained ; but , in the principle , I am convinced there ...
Respecting other matters , he himself can not desire the welfare of our common country with more zeal than I do . Differences may occur concerning the mode in which that is to be obtained ; but , in the principle , I am convinced there ...
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But although the general clamour of the public room , in which the guests mixed with each other , related chiefly to their own commercial dealings , there was a general theme mingling with them , which was alike common and interesting ...
But although the general clamour of the public room , in which the guests mixed with each other , related chiefly to their own commercial dealings , there was a general theme mingling with them , which was alike common and interesting ...
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“ You take great freedom , sir , ” said Peveril , as they now approached the end of the lane , where it opened on a broad common ; “ and you seem rather to count more on my forbearance , than you have room to do with safety .
“ You take great freedom , sir , ” said Peveril , as they now approached the end of the lane , where it opened on a broad common ; “ and you seem rather to count more on my forbearance , than you have room to do with safety .
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Page 194 - A man so various, that he seemed to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome : Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong, Was everything by starts, and nothing long; But, in the course of one revolving moon, Was chemist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon ; Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that died in thinking.
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| Title | Peveril of the Peak, Volume 2 Peveril of the Peak, Walter Scott |
| Author | Walter Scott |
| Publisher | James Crissy, 1826 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | Jan 25, 2007 |
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