A Day by the Fire: And Other Papers, Hitherto UncollectedIncludes papers on Heathen mythology, Genii of antiquity, Genii and fairies of the East, etc. |
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The old dilemma between omnipotence and omnibenevolence perplexed the
understanding then , as it does now ; and as this world was made the reflection of
every other , or rather as evil was supposed to render all the operations of the ...
The old dilemma between omnipotence and omnibenevolence perplexed the
understanding then , as it does now ; and as this world was made the reflection of
every other , or rather as evil was supposed to render all the operations of the ...
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The supposed visits , for instance , of Jupiter down to earth , when he came - “
Now , like a ram , fair Helle to pervert , Now , like a bull , Europa to withdraw , ”
proper side . were the work of those spirits about him , who may truly be called
the ...
The supposed visits , for instance , of Jupiter down to earth , when he came - “
Now , like a ram , fair Helle to pervert , Now , like a bull , Europa to withdraw , ”
proper side . were the work of those spirits about him , who may truly be called
the ...
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The vulgar supposed , with the Jesuit who wrote the “ Pantheon , ” that every
person had two demons assigned to him : one a good demon who incited him to
virtue ; the other a bad one , who prompted him “ to all manner of vice * “ Our life
is ...
The vulgar supposed , with the Jesuit who wrote the “ Pantheon , ” that every
person had two demons assigned to him : one a good demon who incited him to
virtue ; the other a bad one , who prompted him “ to all manner of vice * “ Our life
is ...
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Evil when it came , was supposed to be for a good purpose : or rather not being
of a nature to be immediately got rid of , was turned to good account ; and man
was ulti tely the better for it . The demon did every thing he could to exalt the ...
Evil when it came , was supposed to be for a good purpose : or rather not being
of a nature to be immediately got rid of , was turned to good account ; and man
was ulti tely the better for it . The demon did every thing he could to exalt the ...
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... might not be supposed incapable of yielding to superstitious delusion out of a
defect of imagination . Socrates sometimes reminds us of Dr. Johnson . He was a
Johnson on a higher scale , healthier with more self - command ; and instead of ...
... might not be supposed incapable of yielding to superstitious delusion out of a
defect of imagination . Socrates sometimes reminds us of Dr. Johnson . He was a
Johnson on a higher scale , healthier with more self - command ; and instead of ...
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| Title | A Day by the Fire: And Other Papers, Hitherto Uncollected |
| Author | Leigh Hunt |
| Editor | Joseph Edward Babson |
| Publisher | Roberts Brothers, 1870 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 7 Aug 2019 |
| Length | 368 pages |
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