God, guilt was never a rational thing ; it distorts all the faculties of the mind ; it perverts them ; it leaves a man no longer in the free use of his reason ; it puts him into confusion. He has recourse to such miserable and absurd expedients for covering... The Works of Alexander Pope: Correspondence - Strana 378podľa Alexander Pope - 1872Úplné zobrazenie - O tejto knihe
| Edmund Burke - 1822 - Počet stránok 554
...irrational. But, thank God, guilt was never a rational thing, it distorts all the faculties • of of the mind, it perverts them, it leaves a man no...guilt, as all those, who are used to sit in the seat of judgment, know have been the cause of detection of half the villanies in the world. To argue, that... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1827 - Počet stránok 608
...enemy to the good ! His conduct upon these occasions may be thought irrational. But, thank God, guilt was never a rational thing, it distorts all the faculties...guilt, as all those, who are used to sit in the seat of judgment, know have been the cause of detection of half the villanies in the world. To argue, that... | |
| 1833 - Počet stránok 1056
...motive." * * * " His conduct upon those occasions may be thought irrational. But, thank God, guilt was never a rational thing ; it distorts all the faculties...them, it leaves a man no longer in the free use of his reason,itputshim into confusion. He has recourse to such miserable and absurd expedients for covering... | |
| 1833 - Počet stránok 1032
...motive." * * * " His conduct upon those occasions may be thought irrational. But, thank God, guilt was never a rational thing ; it distorts all the faculties...them, it leaves a man no longer in the free use of big reason,it puts him into confusion. He has recourse to such miserable and absurd expedients for... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1834 - Počet stránok 558
...enemy to the good! His conduct upon these occasions may he thought irrational. But, thank God, guilt was never a rational thing, it distorts all the faculties...it puts him into confusion. He has recourse to such miserahle and ahsurd expedients for covering his guilt, as all those, who are used to sit in the seat... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1835 - Počet stránok 562
...enemy to the good ! His conduct upon these occasions may be thought irrational. But, thank God, guilt was never a rational thing, it distorts all the faculties...covering his guilt, as all those, who are used to nit in the seat of judgment, know have been the cause of detection of half the villanies in the world.... | |
| George Croly - 1840 - Počet stránok 334
...motive." * * * * " His conduct upon those occasions may be thought irrational. But, thank God, guilt was never a rational thing ; it distorts all the faculties...guilt, as all those who are used to sit in the seat of judgment know have -been the cause of the detection of half the villaniesof the world. God forbid,... | |
| George Croly - 1840 - Počet stránok 612
...motive." * * * * " His conduct upon those occasions may be thought irrational. But, thank God, guilt was never a rational thing ; it distorts all the faculties...guilt, as all those who are used to sit in the seat of judgment know have been the cause of the detection of half the villaniesof the world. God forbid, that... | |
| William Pitt (Earl of Chatham) - 1841 - Počet stránok 548
...enemy to the good ! His conduct upon these occasions may be thought irrational. But, thank God, guilt was never a rational thing, it distorts all the faculties...guilt, as all those, who are used to sit in the seat of judgment, know have been the cause of detection of half the vil.anies in the world. To argue, that... | |
| William Pitt (Earl of Chatham) - 1845 - Počet stránok 558
...enemy to the good ! * His conduct upon these occasions may be thought irrational. But, thank God, guilt was never a rational thing, it distorts all the faculties...guilt, as all those, who are used to sit in the seat of judgment, know have been the cause of detection of hnlf the viLanies in the world. To argue, that these... | |
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