The Collected Writings of Thomas De Quincey, Bind 7A. and C. Black, 1890 - 456 sider |
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Side 51
... hostility , his work is triumphant . So much was not difficult to accom- plish ; for barely to enunciate the leading doctrine of the Fathers is , in the ear of any chronologist , to overthrow it . But , though successful enough in its ...
... hostility , his work is triumphant . So much was not difficult to accom- plish ; for barely to enunciate the leading doctrine of the Fathers is , in the ear of any chronologist , to overthrow it . But , though successful enough in its ...
Side 62
... hostile to Christianity than as a branch , or ( mathematically speaking ) a function of Paganism . If , for instance , the Delphic establishment were hateful ( as sometimes no doubt it was ) to the holy spirit of truth which burned in ...
... hostile to Christianity than as a branch , or ( mathematically speaking ) a function of Paganism . If , for instance , the Delphic establishment were hateful ( as sometimes no doubt it was ) to the holy spirit of truth which burned in ...
Side 75
... hostility to all parties ( as in the case of the chastising angel who checked his wrath at the threshing - floor of Araunah ) . In commemoration of that merciful intervention from heaven , this threshing - floor was subsequently ...
... hostility to all parties ( as in the case of the chastising angel who checked his wrath at the threshing - floor of Araunah ) . In commemoration of that merciful intervention from heaven , this threshing - floor was subsequently ...
Side 78
... hostile to Pisistratus , being exceedingly rich , had engaged to rebuild the ruined temple of the Oracle , and had fulfilled their engagements with a munificence outrunning the letter of their professions , particularly with regard to ...
... hostile to Pisistratus , being exceedingly rich , had engaged to rebuild the ruined temple of the Oracle , and had fulfilled their engagements with a munificence outrunning the letter of their professions , particularly with regard to ...
Side 95
... hostility between Christianity and the primary pretensions of Oracles , consequently of Delphi as the supreme Oracle . And one result of this startling error was that they exacted as a debt from Christianity that expression of hostility ...
... hostility between Christianity and the primary pretensions of Oracles , consequently of Delphi as the supreme Oracle . And one result of this startling error was that they exacted as a debt from Christianity that expression of hostility ...
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Side 143 - I am the Lord; that is my name; and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.
Side 298 - And, last of all, an Admiral came, A terrible man with a terrible name, A name which you all know by sight very well, But which no one can speak, and no one can spell.
Side 154 - For before these days rose up Theudas, boasting himself to be somebody ; to whom a number of men, about four hundred, joined themselves : who was slain ; and all, as many as obeyed him, were scattered, and brought to nought.
Side 36 - Is it a party in a parlour, Crammed just as they on earth were crammed, Some sipping punch — some sipping tea, But, as you by their faces see, All silent, and all damned ! Peter Bell, by W.
Side 154 - After this man rose up Judas of Galilee in the days of the taxing, and drew away much people after him: he also perished; and all, even as many as obeyed him, were dispersed.
Side 114 - ... either of his own accord, or by the command of others; that he will always hate the wicked, and be assistant to the righteous, that he will ever show fidelity to all men; and especially to those in authority; because no one obtains the government without God's assistance...
Side 109 - Essens reject pleasures as an evil, but esteem continence, and the conquest over our passions, to be virtue. They neglect wedlock, but choose out other persons...
Side 143 - ... and thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, " This is the way, walk ye in it," when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.
Side 113 - Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths : but I say unto you, Swear not at all : neither by heaven ; for it is God's throne : nor by the earth ; for it is his footstool...
Side 440 - Shall blush ; and may not we with sorrow say, A few strong instincts and a few plain rules Among the herdsmen of the Alps, have wrought More for mankind at this unhappy day Than all the pride of intellect and thought...