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Strona ix
... least ) to that hero . But what's in a name ? Our critic was evidently thinking of Joshua and " Gibeon , " and why should a critic care about the difference between Amorites and Amalekites ? It is a mere matter of spelling , -a trifle ...
... least ) to that hero . But what's in a name ? Our critic was evidently thinking of Joshua and " Gibeon , " and why should a critic care about the difference between Amorites and Amalekites ? It is a mere matter of spelling , -a trifle ...
Strona x
... least , something similar to it ) is , the stupendous pair of assumptions that visible matter is eternal , and that IT IS ALIVE . ( See § 235. ) If any one can be found to uphold notions like these ( from a scientific point of view ) ...
... least , something similar to it ) is , the stupendous pair of assumptions that visible matter is eternal , and that IT IS ALIVE . ( See § 235. ) If any one can be found to uphold notions like these ( from a scientific point of view ) ...
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... least among some of its disciples , into the form described by Herodotus and Plato . The latter , referring no doubt to the doctrine of the pre - existence of souls , and to the view that it is a punishment to become cor- poreal at all ...
... least among some of its disciples , into the form described by Herodotus and Plato . The latter , referring no doubt to the doctrine of the pre - existence of souls , and to the view that it is a punishment to become cor- poreal at all ...
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... least in the limited conceptions of the youthful nation , was too vast to admit of any rival truth , however precious . When David or Hezekiah shrank from the gloomy vacancy of the grave , it was because they feared lest , when death ...
... least in the limited conceptions of the youthful nation , was too vast to admit of any rival truth , however precious . When David or Hezekiah shrank from the gloomy vacancy of the grave , it was because they feared lest , when death ...
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... and Roman philosophers . A number of inde- finite and sometimes contradictory expressions sufficiently betray the uncertainty of their opinions . Desirous , it may be , to believe themselves - desirous at least that 14 THE UNSEEN UNIVERSE .
... and Roman philosophers . A number of inde- finite and sometimes contradictory expressions sufficiently betray the uncertainty of their opinions . Desirous , it may be , to believe themselves - desirous at least that 14 THE UNSEEN UNIVERSE .
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