 American plantations, who can forbear admiring their fidelity, though it expresses itself in so dreadful a manner ? What might not that savage greatness of soul which appears in these poor wretches on many occasions, be raised to, were it rightly cultivated...  The British Essayists: The Spectator - Seite 102von Alexander Chalmers - 1802Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | British essayists - 1819 - 292 Seiten
...courage exerting itself in fierceness, resolution in obstinacy, wisdom in cunning, patience in sullenness and despair. Men's passions operate variously, and...subject, I cannot forbear mentioning a story which I have lately heard, and which is so well attested, that I have no manner of reason to suspect the... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1821 - 278 Seiten
...dreadful a manner ? What might .not that savage greatness of soul, which appears in these poor jvretches on many occasions, be raised to, were it rightly cultivated?...we look upon as the proper means for attaining it ? It is therefore an unspeakable blessing, to be born in those parts of the world where wisdom and... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1821 - 280 Seiten
...in these poor wretches on many occasions, be raised to, were it rightly cultivated ? And what color of excuse can there be, for the contempt with which...•look upon as the proper means for attaining it ? It is therefore an unspeakable blessing, to be born in those parts of the world where wisdom and... | |
 | Lionel Thomas Berguer - 1823 - 278 Seiten
...courage exerting itself in fierceness, resolution in obstinacy, wisdom in cunning, patience in sullenness and despair. Men's passions operate variously, and...subject, I cannot forbear mentioning a story which I have lately heard, and which is so well attested, that I have no manner of reason to. suspect the... | |
 | John Walker - 1823 - 406 Seiten
...upon changing their service, hang themselves upon the next tree. Who can forbear, says Mr. Addison, admiring their fidelity, though it expresses itself...we look upon as the proper means for attaining it? Spectator, N° 215. The falling inflexion with increasing force upon the words humanity, murders, and... | |
 | James Ferguson - 1823 - 426 Seiten
...so dreadful a manner? What might not that savage greatnessofsoul which appears in these poorwretches on many occasions be raised to, were it rightly cultivated...subject, I cannot forbear mentioning a story which I have lately heard, and which is so well attested, that 1 have no manner of reason to suspect the... | |
 | James Ferguson - 1823 - 404 Seiten
...And what colour of excuse can there be for the contempt with which we treat this part of ourspecies? that we should not put them upon the common foot of...subject, I cannot forbear mentioning a story which I have lately heard, and which is so well attested, that 1 have no manner of reason to suspect the... | |
 | 1824 - 280 Seiten
...masters, or upon changing their service, hang themselves upon the next tree, as it frequently h appens in our American plantations; who can forbear admiring...attaining it. Since I am engaged on this subject, I can not forbear mentioning a story which I have lately heard, and which is so well attested that I... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1824 - 308 Seiten
...contempt with which we treat this part of our species ; that we should not put themupon the common footing of humanity ; that we should only set an insignificant...we look upon as the proper means for attaining it? 6. It in therefore nn unspeakable blessing, to be born in t;, '>*.-! parts of the world where wisdom... | |
 | Lindley Murray, Jeremiah Goodrich - 1825 - 316 Seiten
...contemptxwith which we treat this part of our species; that we should not put them upon the common footing of humanity; that we should only set an insignificant...we look upon as the proper means for attaining it ? 6. It is therefore an unspeakable/ blessing, to be born in those parts of the world where wisdom... | |
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