 | 1865 - 992 pages
...impurity ; or that the holy office of the Inquisition is a good thing, because it prevents heresy. I have lived long enough in the world to know that there is nothing so bad which zealous partisans will not attempt to defend by specious and plausible arguments.... | |
 | Mrs. Molesworth - 1872 - 314 pages
...help you was a mere act of common humanity.' ' Ah, yes, you may like to say so,' she persisted ; ' but I have lived long enough in the world to know that there are very different ways of showing what you call " common humanity." I will thank you all the more in my... | |
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... studied and more cultivated. I am sure you made your sister and your father very happy and if I ever come to England I hope you will repeat your visit. The death of good Uncle Harry would distress you; he was kind and friendly, and I dare say died... 