The Life of Joseph Priestly: LL.D., F.R.S., &c., with Critical Observations on His WorksWilks, Grafton, & Company, 1804 - 112 pages |
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... fact but too well authenticated , that some persons of respectability in Birmingham , who dreaded the influence of the Doctor's deci- sive opinions , used their influence to induce the rioters to destroy his premises ; nay , persons in ...
... fact but too well authenticated , that some persons of respectability in Birmingham , who dreaded the influence of the Doctor's deci- sive opinions , used their influence to induce the rioters to destroy his premises ; nay , persons in ...
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... been lately persecuted in the most infamous manner . " Gentlemen " he continued , " I have told you , and you know the fact to be so , that Dr. Priestley's house was pulled down , merely be- cause he was a Dissenter . You know that this $ ...
... been lately persecuted in the most infamous manner . " Gentlemen " he continued , " I have told you , and you know the fact to be so , that Dr. Priestley's house was pulled down , merely be- cause he was a Dissenter . You know that this $ ...
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... fact with indignation , and posterity will hardly believe it . But Priestley , whose discoveries diffuse a brilliancy over his . age and nation , only shared the fate of the great and good of the most celebrated nations— Aristides ...
... fact with indignation , and posterity will hardly believe it . But Priestley , whose discoveries diffuse a brilliancy over his . age and nation , only shared the fate of the great and good of the most celebrated nations— Aristides ...
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... fact is , Dr. Priestley's reception among these hewers of wood was by no means flattering . Had he been a mechanic the people of Columbia , would have received him with open arms . Indeed it was not to be expected , that a philosopher ...
... fact is , Dr. Priestley's reception among these hewers of wood was by no means flattering . Had he been a mechanic the people of Columbia , would have received him with open arms . Indeed it was not to be expected , that a philosopher ...
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... facts may appear trivial to some readers , but they characterize the in- dividual , and prove the propriety of the Doc- tor's observation , when in a letter to a friend in England , soon after her death , he says , " In losing my wife I ...
... facts may appear trivial to some readers , but they characterize the in- dividual , and prove the propriety of the Doc- tor's observation , when in a letter to a friend in England , soon after her death , he says , " In losing my wife I ...
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Page 71 - The stars shall fade away, the sun himself Grow dim with age, and Nature sink in years, But thou shalt flourish in immortal youth, Unhurt amidst the war of elements, The wreck of matter, and the crush of worlds.
Page 88 - Who art thou that judgest another man's servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth ; yea, he shall be holden up: for God is able to make him stand.
Page 94 - The man resolv'd, and steady to his trust, Inflexible to ill, and obstinately just, May the rude rabble's insolence despise, Their senseless clamours and tumultuous cries : The tyrant's fierceness he beguiles. And the stern brow, and the harsh voice defies, And with superior greatness smiles.
Page 63 - The feeling of it to my lungs was not sensibly different from that of common air ; but I fancied that my breast felt peculiarly light and easy for some time afterwards. Who can tell but that, in time, this pure air may become a fashionable article in luxury. Hitherto only two mice and myself have had the privilege of breathing it
Page 40 - We shall all meet finally: we only require different degrees of discipline, suited to our different tempers, to prepare us for final happiness.
Page 62 - From the greater strength and vivacity of the flame of a candle, in this pure air, it may be conjectured that it might be peculiarly salutary to the lungs in certain morbid cases...
Page 43 - The chamber where the good man meets his fate, Is privileg'd beyond the common walk Of virtuous life, quite in the verge of heaven.
Page 41 - On Monday morning, the 6th of February, on being asked how he did, he answered, in a faint voice, that he had no pain; but appeared fainting away gradually. About eight o'clock he desired to have three pamphlets, which had been looked out by his directions the evening before. He then dictated, as clearly and distinctly as he had ever done in his life, the additions and alterations which he wished to have made in each. Mr.
Page 94 - Not the red arm of angry Jove, That flings the thunder from the sky, And gives it rage to roar, and strength to fly. Should the whole frame of nature round him break, In ruin, and confusion hurl'd, He, unconcern'd would hear the mighty crack, And stand secure, amidst a falling world.
Page 22 - ... acquainted with persons of all principles and characters. One day I remember I dined in company with an eminent popish priest; the evening I spent with philosophers, determined unbelievers ; the next morning I breakfasted at his own request, with a most zealously orthodox clergyman, Mr. Toplady, and the rest of that day I spent with Dr. Jebb, Mr. Lindsey, and some others, men in all respects after my own heart.