 It is not a little surprising, that the professors of christianity, whose chief excellence consists in softening the human heart, in cherishing and improving its finer feelings, should encourage a practice so totally repugnant to the first impressions...  Memoirs of the Life of Anthony Benezet - Page 53by Roberts Vaux - 1817 - 136 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - 1804 - 692 pages
...improving its finer feelings, fhould encourage a practice fo totally repugnant to the firft impreffions of right and wrong. What adds to the wonder is, that...this abominable practice has been introduced in the molt enlightened ages. Times that feem to have pretenfions to boaft of high improvements in the arts,... | |
 | 1818 - 396 pages
...Christianity, whose chief excellence consists in softening the human heart, in cherishing and improving its finer feelings, should' encourage a practice so...wonder is, that this abominable practice has been introduc«d in the most enlightened age. Times, that seem to have pretensions to boast of high improvements... | |
 | 1818 - 400 pages
...jo the wonder is, that this' abominable practice has been iptroduced in the most enlightened age'. Times, that seem to have pretensions to boast of high...refined morality, have brought into general use, and guarded by laws, a species of 'violence and tyranny, 'which' our more rude and harbarous, but more... | |
 | 1831 - 222 pages
...excellence consists in softening the human heart, in cherishing and improving its finer feelings, shpuld encourage a practice so totally repugnant to the first...refined morality, have brought into general use, and guarded by many laws, a species of violence and tyranny, which our more rude and harharous, but more... | |
 | 1833 - 214 pages
...christianity, whose chief excellency consists in softening the human heart, in cherishing and improving its finer feelings, should encourage a practice so...have pretensions to boast of high improvements in arts, sciences and refined morality, have brought into general use and guarded by many laws, a species... | |
 | 1833 - 202 pages
...Christianity, whose chief excellency consists in softening the human heart, in cherishing anc improving its finer feelings, should encourage a practice so...introduced in the most enlightened ages, times that seom to have pretensions to boast of high improvements in arts, sciences and refined morality, have... | |
 | John Comly, Isaac Comly - 1835 - 392 pages
...Christianity, whose chief excellence consists in softening the human heart, in cherishing and improving its finer feelings, — should encourage a practice...Times that seem to have pretensions to boast of high improvement in the arts, sciences, and refined morality, have brought into general use, and guarded... | |
 | John Comly, Isaac Comly - 1835 - 398 pages
...excellence consists in softening the human heart, in cherishing and improving its finer feelings,—should encourage a practice so totally repugnant to the first...Times that seem to have pretensions to boast of high improvement in the arts, sciences, and refined morality, have brought into general use, and guarded... | |
 | 1843 - 404 pages
...Christianity, whose chief excellence consists in softening the human heart ; in cherishing and improving its finer feelings, should encourage a practice so...pretensions to boast of high improvements in the arts and seiences, and refined morality, have brought into general use, and guarded by many laws, a speeies... | |
 | Julius Rubens Ames, Benjamin Lundy - 1843 - 598 pages
...softening the human heart I in cherishing and improving its finer feelings, should encourage a practice BO totally repugnant to the first impressions of right...pretensions to boast of high improvements in the arts and seiences, and refined morality, have brought into general use, and guarded by many laws, u speeies... | |
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