 Such is the state of a man abandoned to the indulgence of vitious inclinations. He justifies one crime by another ; invents wicked principles to support wicked practices ; endeavours rather to corrupt others, than own himself corrupted, and, to avoid...  Sermons - Pàgina 326per Samuel Johnson - 1821 - 426 pàginesVisualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | John Taylor - 1806 - 266 pàgines
...rather to corrupt others, than Own himfelF corrupted, and, to avoid that ffiame which a confeffion of his crimes would bring upon him, calls evil good, and good evil, puts darkne/s for light, and light for darkntfs. He endeavours to trample upon thofe laws which he is known... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1819 - 342 pàgines
...upon the pursuer. Such is the state of a man abandoned to the indulgence of vicious inclinations. He justifies one crime by another; invents wicked principles...known not to observe; to scoff at those truths which, if admitted, have an evident tendency to convict his whole behaviour of folly and absurdity; and, from... | |
 | 1821 - 334 pàgines
...upon the pursuer. Such is the state of a man abandoned to the indulgence of vicious inclinations. He justifies one crime by another; invents wicked principles...to corrupt others than own himself corrupted; and, 4o avoid that shame which a confession of his crimes would bring upon him, calls " evil good, and good... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 602 pàgines
...upon the pursuer. Such is the state of a man abandoned to the indulgence of vitious inclinations. He justifies one crime by another ; invents wicked principles...known not to observe, to scoff at those truths which, if admitted, have an evident tendency to convict his whole behaviour of folly and absurdity, and, from... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 680 pàgines
...upon the pursuer. Such is the state of a man abandoned to the indulgence of vitious inclinations. He justifies one crime by another ; invents wicked principles...known not to observe, to scoff at those truths which, if admitted, have an evident tendency to convict his whole behaviour of folly and absurdity, and, from... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 608 pàgines
...upon the pursuer. Such is the state of a man abandoned to the indulgence of vitious inclinations. He justifies one crime by another } invents wicked principles...would bring upon him, calls " evil good, and good evilj puts darkness for light, and light for darkness." He endeavours to trample upon those laws which... | |
 | James Sieveright - 1826 - 372 pàgines
...imperfect creatures, and as positively injurious to their interests . — the interests of time ! " He calls evil good, and good evil ; puts darkness for light, and light for darkness ; and bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter ;" and though " wise in his own eyes, and prudent in his... | |
 | 1829 - 490 pàgines
...society, it ie lime to lay delicecy aside, and it is not unbecoming to expose that false charity which " calls evil good, and good evil— puts darkness for light, and light for darkness." With thevkw of jTiser.ting the moral character of Burns as a whole, in «hat appears to us to be its... | |
 | 1832 - 618 pàgines
...his crimes, which would be accompanied by a feeling of shame, and painful sensations of remorse, he calls " evil good, and good evil, puts darkness for light, and light for darkness." Hence, he endeavours to depise and ridicule those laws which he is known constantly and systematically... | |
 | Francis Goode - 1835 - 428 pàgines
...jn the will, a depraved bias, that inevitably carries him to the choice, only, of what is sinful. He calls evil good, and good evil; puts darkness for light, and light for darkness ; bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter. Thus he is a miserable bondslave of the devil : not because... | |
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