It would be no crime in me to divert the Nile or Danube from its course, were I able to effect such purposes. Where then is the crime of turning a few ounces of blood from their natural channel? Bentley's Miscellany - Pagina 5121839Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
| George Horne - 1786 - 370 pagina’s
...rivers. But I with you had been fo employed, inftead of writing eflays in defence of fuicide. P. 12. " Where then is the crime " of turning a few ounces of blood " from their natural channel ?" The public prints informed us fome time ago of a man who killed his... | |
| George Horne - 1786 - 380 pagina’s
...rivers. But I wilh you had been fo employed, inftead of writing eflays in defence of fuicide. P. 12. " Where then is the crime of turning a few ounces of blood " from their natural channel ?" The public prints informed us fome time ago of a man who killed his... | |
| 1788 - 642 pagina’s
...exiftencc to a io; tuitous concourfc of atoms ? and doth not he fpealt of fuicide in the ludicrous way of turning a few ounces of blood out of their natural channel? What rcficflions the Earl Marefchal may make on his character arc not to be regarded, as they come... | |
| Charles Moore (rector of Cuxton.) - 1790 - 482 pagina’s
...which he ufes here, — " it would be no crime " in me to divert the Nile or Danube from its courfe, if I could — where then " is the crime of turning...a few ounces of blood out of their natural channel ?'* — yet what a contempt does he fhow for the underftanding of his reader by fuch wretched trifling... | |
| John Mansfield (of Brasenose coll.) - 1790 - 184 pagina’s
...exiftence to a for~ .tuitious concourfe of atoms ? And doth not he fpeak of fuicide in the ludicrous way of turning a few ounces of blood out of their natural channel ? What reflections the Earl of Marefchal may make on his character are not to be regarded, as they... | |
| David Hume - 1799 - 142 pagina’s
...be no crime in me to divert the Nile or Danube from its courfe, were I able to effect fuch purpofes. Where then is the crime of turning a few ounces of blood from their natural channel? — Do you imagine that I repine at Providence or curfe my creation , becau... | |
| 1803 - 466 pagina’s
...rivers. But I wifli you had been fo employed, inftead of writing Eflays in defence of fuicide. P. 1 2. " Where then is the crime of turning a few ounces of blood from their natural channel?" The public prints informed us fome time ago of a man who killed his •wife... | |
| Timothy Dwight - 1818 - 578 pagina’s
...Universe, than oysters. With a view, probably, to strengthen this allegation, Mr. Hume asks, " Where is the crime of turning a few ounces of blood out of their channel ."' By this question he undoubtedly intends, that his readers shall suppose Suicide to be nothing... | |
| George Horne, William Jones - 1818 - 566 pagina’s
...rivers. But I wish you had been so employed, instead of writing essays in defence of suicide. Page 12. " Where then is the crime of turning a " few ounces of blood from their natural channel ?" The public prints informed us some time ago of a man who killed his wife... | |
| George Horne (bp. of Norwich.) - 1818 - 574 pagina’s
...rivers. But I wish you had been so employed, instead of writing essays in defence of suicide. Page 12. " Where then is the crime of turning a " few ounces of blood from their natural channel ?" The public prints informed us some time ago of a man who killed his wife... | |
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