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... persons introduced , a silly device for displaying the talents and eloquence of the writers , rather than of the historical characters . I cannot help taking notice of one - in- stance , in which , through an ill - judged attempt to ...
... persons introduced , a silly device for displaying the talents and eloquence of the writers , rather than of the historical characters . I cannot help taking notice of one - in- stance , in which , through an ill - judged attempt to ...
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... person ought to judge for himself . I purpose to lay only the materials before you , which may serve as pre- mises it is yours to canvass and arrange them , and to draw the proper conclusions . It is not my province to dictate , but to ...
... person ought to judge for himself . I purpose to lay only the materials before you , which may serve as pre- mises it is yours to canvass and arrange them , and to draw the proper conclusions . It is not my province to dictate , but to ...
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... and he was inaugurated with the like religious ceremony of unction , with which the high- priest was separated for the discharge of the duties of his sacred function ; and the king's person in consequence of this ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY .
... and he was inaugurated with the like religious ceremony of unction , with which the high- priest was separated for the discharge of the duties of his sacred function ; and the king's person in consequence of this ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY .
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George Campbell. function ; and the king's person in consequence of this rite , was accounted holy as well as the priest's . A strong evidence of the influence of this circumstance we have in the behaviour of David to king Saul , his ...
George Campbell. function ; and the king's person in consequence of this rite , was accounted holy as well as the priest's . A strong evidence of the influence of this circumstance we have in the behaviour of David to king Saul , his ...
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... person alone would there be deemed the greatest , whose deportment should be the humblest ; and he alone superior , who should prove most serviceable to the rest . As to worldly monarchies or commonwealths , of whatever kind , he taught ...
... person alone would there be deemed the greatest , whose deportment should be the humblest ; and he alone superior , who should prove most serviceable to the rest . As to worldly monarchies or commonwealths , of whatever kind , he taught ...
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