The Works of Thomas Chalmers, Volumes 20-21W. Collins, 1836 |
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... comfort , and the virtue , and the dearest interests of families . The mere disciples of a general literature or politics , little reflect on the prodigious force of that moral ascendancy which is possessed by a parish clergyman , who ...
... comfort , and the virtue , and the dearest interests of families . The mere disciples of a general literature or politics , little reflect on the prodigious force of that moral ascendancy which is possessed by a parish clergyman , who ...
Page 319
... comfort which they enjoy . A very small excess in the number , will operate a very great reduction upon the comfort . But just as a slight importation will restore the price of necessaries to their fair and natural level , so may either ...
... comfort which they enjoy . A very small excess in the number , will operate a very great reduction upon the comfort . But just as a slight importation will restore the price of necessaries to their fair and natural level , so may either ...
Page 336
... comfort and circumstances of the population at large . Education will make head against men dicity . It will make head against poverty in any other form than that of being fixed and legalized , and invested with the power of challenging ...
... comfort and circumstances of the population at large . Education will make head against men dicity . It will make head against poverty in any other form than that of being fixed and legalized , and invested with the power of challenging ...
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