These persons inculcate a sanctimonious reverence for the customs of their ancestors ; that whatsoever they did, must be done through all time ; that reason is a false guide, and to advance under its counsel, in their physical, moral, or political condition,... The Echo: With Other Poems - Page 163by Richard Alsop, Theodore Dwight - 1807 - 331 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1805 - 538 pages
...that reafon is a falle guide, and to advance under its counfel in their phyfical, moral, or poJitical condition, is perilous innovation : that their duty...remain as their Creator made them, ignorance being faferv, and knowledge full of danger. In (hört, rnv friends, among them alio is leen the noli. in... | |
| Great Britain - 1805 - 536 pages
...the customs of their ancestors j that whatever they did must be done through all time; that teason is a false guide, and to advance under its counsel...condition, is perilous innovation : that their duty is (o remain as their Creator made them, ignorance being safety, and kuovvjedge full of danger. In short,... | |
| Edmund Burke - History - 1807 - 1004 pages
...thetnschd something in the present order of things, and fear to become nothing in any other. These whatever they did must be done through all time ; that reason is a false guide, and to advance under... | |
| History - 1807 - 1012 pages
...themselves something in the present order of things, and fear to become nothing in any other. These persons inculcate a sanctimonious reverence for the customs of their ancestors ; that whatever they did must b? done through all time ; that reason is a false guide, and to advance under... | |
| United States - 1814 - 532 pages
...in any other. These persons ineuleate a sanetimonious reverenee for the eustoms of their aneestors ; that whatsoever they did must be done through all time ; that reason is a false guide, and to advanee under its eouneil in their physieal, moral, or politieal eondition, is perilous innovation;... | |
| Francis Wrangham - Bible - 1816 - 482 pages
...themselves something in the present order of things, and fear to become nothing in any other. These persons inculcate a sanctimonious reverence for the customs of their ancestors; that whatever they did, must be done through all time; throughout America at the public expense. In countries,... | |
| 1805 - 554 pages
...through all time ; that reai'cm is a falfe guide, and to advance under its eounfel in their phyfical, moral, or political condition, is perilous innovation...remain as their Creator made them, ignorance being fafety, and knowledge full of danger. In ftiort, my friends, among them alfo is leen the aflion and... | |
| Speeches, addresses, etc., American - 1827 - 526 pages
...themselves something in the present order of things, and fear to become nothing in any other. These persons inculcate a sanctimonious reverence for the...reason is a false guide, and to advance under its council in their physical, moral or political condition, is perilous innovation ; that their duty is... | |
| Speeches, addresses, etc., American - 1827 - 528 pages
...themselves something in the present order of things, and fear to become nothing in any other. These persons inculcate a sanctimonious reverence for the...reason is a false guide, and to advance under its council in their physical, moral or political condition, is perilous innovation ; that their duty is... | |
| B. L. Rayner - History - 1832 - 982 pages
...efforts to change their pursuits, and ameliorate their unhappy condition. " These persons," said he, "inculcate a sanctimonious reverence for the customs...reason is a false guide, and to advance under its council in their physical, moral, or political condition, is perilous innovation ;. that their duty... | |
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