The Genius and Design of the Domestic Constitution, with Its Untransferable Obligations and Peculiar Advantages |
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Page iii
... human society , tell us that ana- logy has much in store for man ; because , though it is not infallible , it is that powerful engine or telescope of the mind , by which it is marvellously assisted in the discovery of both physical and ...
... human society , tell us that ana- logy has much in store for man ; because , though it is not infallible , it is that powerful engine or telescope of the mind , by which it is marvellously assisted in the discovery of both physical and ...
Page iv
... human va- nity , and conducive to the comfort or convenience of this transitory life only . Morals , if they deserve the name , carry us above the starry firmament , and point beyond the grave ; and in morals , since man has thrown off ...
... human va- nity , and conducive to the comfort or convenience of this transitory life only . Morals , if they deserve the name , carry us above the starry firmament , and point beyond the grave ; and in morals , since man has thrown off ...
Page vi
... human sagacity , it is not in me ; for , after all , perhaps he may find it within the narrow compass of a single human dwelling , where the Parent has lived from the beginning . And what if this parent idea should have been unfolded ...
... human sagacity , it is not in me ; for , after all , perhaps he may find it within the narrow compass of a single human dwelling , where the Parent has lived from the beginning . And what if this parent idea should have been unfolded ...
Page viii
... human society , which no human legislation can supply , and for which human sagacity , at its full stretch , can devise no expedient , are , in such a case , loosened . What then , though every thing which can more speedily enlighten ...
... human society , which no human legislation can supply , and for which human sagacity , at its full stretch , can devise no expedient , are , in such a case , loosened . What then , though every thing which can more speedily enlighten ...
Page ix
... human benevolence should never grow weary of devising and applying them ; still ju- venile delinquency goes on apace ; the criminal calen- dar doubles ; and the charge of the Judge to the grand jury , is found , at the next assize , to ...
... human benevolence should never grow weary of devising and applying them ; still ju- venile delinquency goes on apace ; the criminal calen- dar doubles ; and the charge of the Judge to the grand jury , is found , at the next assize , to ...
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