 | British dominions - 1826 - 410 ページ
...advancement, and to roll back the tide of civilisa~ tion? — a doctrine and a spirit actuating little minds, who, incapable of reaching the heights from which...toiled to those heights for the advantage of mankind."* This is language worthy of a British minister in the nineteenth century! In regard to truth, between... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - 1826 - 736 ページ
...advancement, and to roll back the tide of civilization ? A doctrine and a spirit actuating little minds, who, incapable of reaching the heights from which...toiled to those heights, for the advantage of mankind [Cheers]. Sir, I have not to learn that there is a faction in the country [a cry of " No, no !" from... | |
 | 1826 - 1004 ページ
...characterized as " a doctrine and a spirit actuating little minds ; who, (which) incapable of reaching those heights from which alone extended views of human nature...toiled to those heights, for the advantage of mankind !" Now, I think it may be questioned, whether the Right Honourable Gentleman who uttered this bit of... | |
 | 1827 - 624 ページ
...Inquisition ? (Cheers.) Is it not a doctrine and a spirit such as these, which have at all times been at work to roll back the tide of civilization — a doctrine and a spirit actuating little minds, who, incapable of reaching the heights from which alone extended views of human nature... | |
 | George Canning - 1828 - 550 ページ
...to the affairs of common life, indicates obduracy of feeling or obtuseness of sensibility ? We mast deal with the affairs of men on abstract principles,...themselves by calumniating and misrepresenting those have toiled to those heights for the advantages of mankind. : " • "•. -: ' •'' - Sir, I have... | |
 | 334 ページ
...the Inquisition ? Is it not a doctrine and spirit such as those which have at all times been at work to roll back the tide of civilization — a doctrine and a spirit actuating little minds ; who, incapable of reaching the heights from which alone extended views of human nature... | |
 | 1829 - 476 ページ
...been at work to roll back the tide of civilization—a doctrine and a spirit actuating little minds, who, incapable of reaching the heights from which...and misrepresenting those who have toiled to those • The New Monthly Magazine, for Sept. 1827, page 376. heights for the advantage of mankind. (Cheers.)... | |
 | John Styles, Roger Therry - 1830 - 466 ページ
...times-been at work to roll hack the tide of civilization — a doctrine and spirit actuating little minds, who, incapable of reaching the heights from which...misrepresenting those who have toiled to those heights for the advantnge of mankind. (Cheers.) Sir, I have not to learn that there is a faction in the conntry —... | |
 | Augustus Granville Stapleton - 1831 - 516 ページ
...trine and spirit such as these which have at " all times been at work to stay publick advance" ment, and to roll back the tide of civilization ? " — -a doctrine and a spirit actuating little minds, " who, incapable of reaching the heights from " which alone extended views of human nature... | |
 | Augustus Granville Stapleton - 1831 - 488 ページ
...trine and spirit such as these which have at " all times been at work to stay publick advance" ment, and to roll back the tide of civilization ? " —a doctrine and a spirit actuating little minds, " who, incapable of reaching the heights from " which alone extended views of human nature... | |
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Is it not a doctrine and a spirit such as this, which consigned Galileo to the dungeons of the Inquisition ? Is it not a doctrine and a spirit, such as these, which have, at all times, been at work to stay public advancement, and... 
