| George Godfrey Cunningham - 1863 - 846 pages
...ye reinforce an abrogated and merciless law, that fathers may despatch, at will, their own children. Give me the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely, according to conscience, above all liberties." The nation had passed, from the period of King Charles accession,... | |
| Thomas Erskine May - 1863 - 608 pages
...civil liberty attained that wise men look for." — Miltim's Areopagelica, Works, iv. 396; Ed. 1851. " Give me the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue, freely according to conscience, above all liberties." — Ibid., 442. 1 Erskine' s speech for Paine. But the minds of men... | |
| Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1865 - 244 pages
...for coat and conduct, and his four nobles of Danegelt.1 Although I dispraise not the defence of just immunities, yet love my peace better, if that were...all. Give me the liberty to know, to utter, and to aigue freely, according toconscience, above all liberties. 1 Dane-gold, a tribute levied by the Anglo-Saxons... | |
| Afternoon lectures - 1866 - 242 pages
...tyrants, civil and ecclesiastical, dwell upon it : — "Although I dispraise not the defence of just immunities, yet love my peace better, if that were...to know, to utter, and to argue freely according to conscience, above all liberties." I cannot bring myself to hurry over this noble tract. I have read... | |
| 1866 - 298 pages
...tyrants, civil and ecclesiastical, dwell upon it :— "Although I dispraise not the defence of just immunities, yet love my peace better, if that were...to know, to utter, and to argue freely according to conscience, above all liberties." I cannot bring myself to hurry over this noble tract. I have read... | |
| Words, Horatius Bonar - 1866 - 370 pages
...before Thee, and duly to press and pour out the consecrated oil into Thy holy and ever-burning lamps. 5. Give me the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue, freely according to conscience, above all liberties. 6. We boast our light ; but if we look not wisely on the M sun itself,... | |
| Hugh George Robinson - 1867 - 458 pages
...for coat and conduct, and his four nobles of Danegelt. Although I dispraise not the defence of just immunities, yet love my peace better, if that were...to know, to utter, and to argue freely according to conscience, above all liberties. What would be best advised, then, if it be found so hurtful and so... | |
| John Milton - 1869 - 588 pages
...(hall then flicke clofefl to ye, and excite others ? not he who takes up armes for cote and conduci, and his four nobles of Danegelt. Although I difpraife...to confcience, above all liberties. What would be best advis'd then, if it be found fo hurtfull and fo unequall to fuppreffe opinions for the newnes,... | |
| John Milton, John Selden - 1868 - 92 pages
...others ? not he who takes up armes for cofe and conduct, and his four nobles of Danegelt. Althqugh I difpraife not the defence of juft immunities, yet...better, if that were all. (Give me the liberty to kno\v, to utter, and to_ajgue ( treely according to confcience, above all liberties.^/ What would be... | |
| John Milton - 1869 - 92 pages
...becaufe by our laws we can hang a thief." * Milton's anfwer to this had been already written : — "Give me the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue...freely according to confcience above all liberties, t • • • Though all • Lives of English I'oets, I., 153, 154. London, 1781. t p. 7j. the w!ndes... | |
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