The Bible and Men of Learning: In a Course of LecturesDaniel Fanshaw, 1855 - 400 pages |
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... Voltaire , when they formed their unholy alliance . It has been justly observed , that there is scarce an avenue to the heart in all the varieties of hu- man character , but some one of the three had ex- actly the talent to reach it ...
... Voltaire , when they formed their unholy alliance . It has been justly observed , that there is scarce an avenue to the heart in all the varieties of hu- man character , but some one of the three had ex- actly the talent to reach it ...
Page 30
... Voltaire's mind was more universal . He is not only to be reckoned among the Encyclopedists of his day , but he himself resembled an Encyclopedia of knowledge . He touched upon everything , but instead of adorning , he defaced or ...
... Voltaire's mind was more universal . He is not only to be reckoned among the Encyclopedists of his day , but he himself resembled an Encyclopedia of knowledge . He touched upon everything , but instead of adorning , he defaced or ...
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... , they be- longed to a school of which Voltaire was master . They served in an army of which the men to whom I have chiefly referred were leaders ; an army of such unequalled numbers and strength as to have rend- ered the FIRST LECTURE .
... , they be- longed to a school of which Voltaire was master . They served in an army of which the men to whom I have chiefly referred were leaders ; an army of such unequalled numbers and strength as to have rend- ered the FIRST LECTURE .
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... Voltaire and Gibbon . There can be no doubt as to the influence and posi- tion of these inen in the ranks of infidelity . Their spirit was not confined to themselves . Their whole class or sect was imbued with it ; and what is true of ...
... Voltaire and Gibbon . There can be no doubt as to the influence and posi- tion of these inen in the ranks of infidelity . Their spirit was not confined to themselves . Their whole class or sect was imbued with it ; and what is true of ...
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... Voltaire spoke of the only begotten Son of God , the Saviour of the world , a usual exclamation with him was " Ecraşez l'infame " " - " Crush the wretch , " and the blasphemy was so often repeated as to become one of his house- hold ...
... Voltaire spoke of the only begotten Son of God , the Saviour of the world , a usual exclamation with him was " Ecraşez l'infame " " - " Crush the wretch , " and the blasphemy was so often repeated as to become one of his house- hold ...
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