Memoirs of the Life of Anthony BenezetJames P. Parke, 1817 - 136 עמודים Anthony Benezet was an 18th century reformer/abolitionist. |
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תוצאות 1-5 מתוך 20
עמוד 3
... give hope of suc- cess to the hazardous enterprise which the ur- gent necessity of exile had dictated ; so great an exigency probably reconciled to the mind of this suffering individual , the method he adopted to ef- fect it , though it ...
... give hope of suc- cess to the hazardous enterprise which the ur- gent necessity of exile had dictated ; so great an exigency probably reconciled to the mind of this suffering individual , the method he adopted to ef- fect it , though it ...
עמוד 14
... give up any attempt of that kind , and make use of the same mode of spelling as was in Dilworth . The custom of making up the first lessons of all the words of one syllable I deviated from , experience having taught me , that it is much ...
... give up any attempt of that kind , and make use of the same mode of spelling as was in Dilworth . The custom of making up the first lessons of all the words of one syllable I deviated from , experience having taught me , that it is much ...
עמוד 15
... give this spelling book a seri- ous perusal , and if it should meet with appro- bation , might be republished with such amend- ments and additions as may appear necessary . I trust this desire does not arise from any part I have had in ...
... give this spelling book a seri- ous perusal , and if it should meet with appro- bation , might be republished with such amend- ments and additions as may appear necessary . I trust this desire does not arise from any part I have had in ...
עמוד 17
... give them a general knowledge of the mechanical powers , geography , and the elements of astronomy ; the use of the microscope might also be profitably added , in discovering the minute parts of the creation ; this , with the know ...
... give them a general knowledge of the mechanical powers , geography , and the elements of astronomy ; the use of the microscope might also be profitably added , in discovering the minute parts of the creation ; this , with the know ...
עמוד 26
... gives life to , whereby hundreds of thousands of our fellow creatures , equally with us the objects of Christ's redeeming grace , and as free as we are by na- ture , are kept under the worst oppression , and many of them yearly brought ...
... gives life to , whereby hundreds of thousands of our fellow creatures , equally with us the objects of Christ's redeeming grace , and as free as we are by na- ture , are kept under the worst oppression , and many of them yearly brought ...
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עמוד 99 - And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.
עמוד 54 - ... as repugnant to humanity, as it is inconsistent with the Bible, and destructive to liberty? Every thinking, honest man rejects it in speculation how few in practice from conscientious motives...
עמוד 55 - I believe a time will come when an opportunity will be offered to abolish this lamentable evil. Everything we can do is to improve it, if it happens in our day ; if not, let us transmit to our descendants, together with our slaves, a pity for their unhappy .lot, and an abhorrence for slavery.
עמוד 53 - It is not a little surprising, that the professors of christianity, whose chief excellence consists in softening the human heart, in cherishing and improving its finer feelings, should encourage a practice so totally repugnant to the first impressions of right and wrong. What adds to the wonder is, that this abominable practice has been introduced in the most enlightened ages.
עמוד 54 - Would any one believe that I am master of slaves, of my own purchase ! I am drawn along by the general inconvenience of living here without them. I will not, I cannot justify it. However culpable my conduct, I will so far pay my devoir to 'virtue, as to own the excellence and rectitude of her precepts, and lament my want of conformity to them.
עמוד 54 - Times that seem to have pretensions to boast of high improvements in the arts and sciences and refined morality, have brought into general use, and guarded by many laws, a species of violence and tyranny which our more rude and barbarous, but more honest, ancestors detested.
עמוד 70 - Cousins know this, and that you promised to go away as soon as you drove the French away, and yet you stay there, and build Houses, and make it stronger and stronger every Day; for this Reason we entirely deny your Request; you shall not have a Road this Way.
עמוד 53 - I take this opportunity to acknowledge the receipt of Anthony Benezet's book against the slave-trade : I thank you for it. It is not a little surprising, that the professors of Christianity, whose chief excellence consists in softening...