Old Pictures of Life, Volume 2Stone and Kimball, 1894 |
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Page 6
... taught us in college , and afterward from the various pulpits , that Christianity came at the most opportune moment after the fall of Adam ; that the Roman flag and the Roman language stood ready to carry the new religion to a hundred ...
... taught us in college , and afterward from the various pulpits , that Christianity came at the most opportune moment after the fall of Adam ; that the Roman flag and the Roman language stood ready to carry the new religion to a hundred ...
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... taught that in order to have perfect knowl- edge the subject and the object must be omitted ; that the thing apprehending must not be apart from the thing apprehended ; that the spirit of man must have everything within itself ; that ...
... taught that in order to have perfect knowl- edge the subject and the object must be omitted ; that the thing apprehending must not be apart from the thing apprehended ; that the spirit of man must have everything within itself ; that ...
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... taught that the empire was de- stroyed by the Goths and Vandals . This is too vague a statement . It is in part true , but it is too general . The names of the surrounding tribes are of no value . Every center implies a circumference ...
... taught that the empire was de- stroyed by the Goths and Vandals . This is too vague a statement . It is in part true , but it is too general . The names of the surrounding tribes are of no value . Every center implies a circumference ...
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... taught that fruit contained no intoxi- cating principle until its juice had passed through the process of fermentation . Does not digestion make wine impossible ? " Chateaubriand then kissed Linda and said : " Ah , my dear child , there ...
... taught that fruit contained no intoxi- cating principle until its juice had passed through the process of fermentation . Does not digestion make wine impossible ? " Chateaubriand then kissed Linda and said : " Ah , my dear child , there ...
Page 127
... it does not truly live . That which is empty of love and justice is not worthy of being called life . One of the Greek philosophers discusses the question whether morality can be taught . He knew HUMANITY TO MAN AND BEAST . 127.
... it does not truly live . That which is empty of love and justice is not worthy of being called life . One of the Greek philosophers discusses the question whether morality can be taught . He knew HUMANITY TO MAN AND BEAST . 127.
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