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Page v
... continued to be frequently thrown off till the end of 1858. A few months before his death he began to prepare the Work for a final edition , which he had long been hoping to publish . Unhappily , he had proceeded but a short way with ...
... continued to be frequently thrown off till the end of 1858. A few months before his death he began to prepare the Work for a final edition , which he had long been hoping to publish . Unhappily , he had proceeded but a short way with ...
Page vi
... continued interest in George Combe's works is given in the recent bequest ( 1892 ) of Robert Cranston , Esq . , formerly one of the magistrates of the City of Edinburgh , who in his trust disposition left “ to the Society for the ...
... continued interest in George Combe's works is given in the recent bequest ( 1892 ) of Robert Cranston , Esq . , formerly one of the magistrates of the City of Edinburgh , who in his trust disposition left “ to the Society for the ...
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... continued to obey these laws , being , in consequence of this obedience , visited with pain and disease ; and there are no instances of men who were born with constitutions marred by disease , and who have lived in habitual disobedience ...
... continued to obey these laws , being , in consequence of this obedience , visited with pain and disease ; and there are no instances of men who were born with constitutions marred by disease , and who have lived in habitual disobedience ...
Page 21
... continued exist- ence in that state would be one of cruel suffering : it is therefore advantageous to them to have their lives extin- guished at once by drowning , and to be thus withdrawn from further agony . In like manner , if a man ...
... continued exist- ence in that state would be one of cruel suffering : it is therefore advantageous to them to have their lives extin- guished at once by drowning , and to be thus withdrawn from further agony . In like manner , if a man ...
Page 89
... continued idleness as a source of pleasure ; nor can he regard muscular exertion and mental activity , when not carried to excess , as anything else than enjoyments , vouchsafed to him by the benevolence of the Creator . The notion that ...
... continued idleness as a source of pleasure ; nor can he regard muscular exertion and mental activity , when not carried to excess , as anything else than enjoyments , vouchsafed to him by the benevolence of the Creator . The notion that ...
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according action activity adapted animal faculties animal propensities appears arranged ascer benevolence bestowed body brain Cassell's causes cloth condition conduct consequences constitution creation Creator death desire discover disease Divine duty effects enjoy enjoyment evil exercise existence external objects feelings GEORGE COMBE gilt gratification happiness harmony higher sentiments ignorance Illustrated improvement individual inflict infringement instance institutions intellectual faculties intellectual laws intelligent intuitive knowledge JULIAN HAWTHORNE knowledge labour laws of nature live lower animals mankind marriage ment mind misery moral and intellectual moral law moral sentiments nations natural laws natural philosophy neglect obedience obey observation offender offspring operation organic laws organised pain parents perceive persons philosophy Phrenology physical laws pleasure possess practical present principle propen punishment qualities race regard relations religion render ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON selfish ship society suffering supremacy T. P. O'CONNOR tion transmitted vessels of wrath views vigour Vols W. W. GREENER
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Page 15 - ... also rewards and punishes actions. If, for example, the pain which we feel, upon doing what tends to the destruction of our bodies, suppose upon too near approaches to fire, or upon wounding ourselves, be appointed by the Author of nature to prevent our doing what thus tends to our destruction, this is altogether as much an instance of his punishing our actions, and consequently of our being under his government, as declaring by a voice from heaven that if we acted so, he would inflict such pain...
Page 15 - Nature's acting upon us every moment which we feel it, or to his having at once contrived and executed his own part in the plan of the world, makes no alteration as to the matter before us.
Page 104 - They say nay in a word, but they do so in deed ; for to the one they will gladly give a stipend of two hundred crowns by the year, and loth to offer to the other two hundred shillings. God that sitteth in heaven laugheth their choice to scorn, and rewardeth their liberality as it should. For he suffereth...
Page 212 - Never, perhaps, was witnessed a finer scene than on the deck of my little ship, when all hope of life had left us. Noble as the character of the British sailor is always allowed to be in cases of danger, yet I did not believe it to be possible that amongst forty-one persons not one repining word should have been uttered.