Conversations on Religion, with Lord Byron and Others: Held in Cephalonia, a Short Time Previous to His Lordship's Death |
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... replied . His lordship came attended by Count Gamba and Mr Brown ; and , at the same time , two other gentle- men , influenced by curiosity , arrived , who , from their rank and office , could not be denied admittance . Thus , our ...
... replied . His lordship came attended by Count Gamba and Mr Brown ; and , at the same time , two other gentle- men , influenced by curiosity , arrived , who , from their rank and office , could not be denied admittance . Thus , our ...
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... replied , " that my opinions were not peculiar ; that , in the fundamental doctrines , all Chris- tians agreed ; and that I had selected from Newton an account of these essentials , as I could not convey them in words more distinct and ...
... replied , " that my opinions were not peculiar ; that , in the fundamental doctrines , all Chris- tians agreed ; and that I had selected from Newton an account of these essentials , as I could not convey them in words more distinct and ...
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... replied , that I thought very little of it . He had plunged into all the obscuri- ties of ancient mythology , and from what was uncertain in itself , had drawn what he deemed certain conclusions , although their absurdity and ...
... replied , that I thought very little of it . He had plunged into all the obscuri- ties of ancient mythology , and from what was uncertain in itself , had drawn what he deemed certain conclusions , although their absurdity and ...
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... replied , « no great difficulty or doubt on the subject . As beasts have not the faculty of speech , the just in- ference is , that the beast was only an instrument made use of by some invisible and superior Being . The Scrip- tures ...
... replied , « no great difficulty or doubt on the subject . As beasts have not the faculty of speech , the just in- ference is , that the beast was only an instrument made use of by some invisible and superior Being . The Scrip- tures ...
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... replied . « If there really were any women of this description , it was a proof that they neither knew nor felt the power of religion . Gibbon thinks he confutes Christianity by linking priests and women together , as alike in weakness ...
... replied . « If there really were any women of this description , it was a proof that they neither knew nor felt the power of religion . Gibbon thinks he confutes Christianity by linking priests and women together , as alike in weakness ...
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