I painted, in vivid hues, the scenes with which I was daily conversant, and pursued, fearlessly, every speculation on religion and government that occurred. This spirit was encouraged by Ludloe, who failed not to comment on my narrative, and, multiply... Carwin, the biloquist, and other American tales - Seite 79von Charles Brockden Brown - 1822Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| 1804 - 496 Seiten
...projects. On other topics, I wrote fully, and without restraint. I painted, in vivid hues, the scene» with which I was daily conversant, and pursued, fearlessly,...positions were readily admitted ; but the remedy for these ill*, the means of rectifying these errors were not easily discovered. We have been inclined to impute... | |
| William Dunlap - 1815 - 480 Seiten
...from the ceiling, which confirmed the truth of her tale ; but, at the same time revoked the conv mand, and, in consideration of her faith, pronounced her...these were the sources of luxury and crimes. These positisns were readily admitted ; but the remedy for these ills, the means of rectifying these errors,... | |
| Max Fricke - 1911 - 108 Seiten
...and visionary on the western side of the Atlantic. Memoirs of Carwin, the Biloquist, pag. 47, Anm. 1: The absurd and unequal distribution of power and property...riches, and these were the sources of luxury and crimes. We have been inclined to impute them to inherent defects in the moral constitution of men: that oppression... | |
| Charles Brockden Brown - 1926 - 412 Seiten
...time the hospitality of this brotherhood allowed me a cell in that magnificent and gloomy fabric. I was drawn hither chiefly by the treasures of Arabian...inclined to impute them to inherent defects in the moral constitute oppression and tyranny grow up by a necessity, and that they will perish only w species... | |
| Paul Downes - 2002 - 255 Seiten
...of Rousseau and particularly Godwin in Ludloe's pronunciations.^1' The sect holds, for example, that "the absurd and unequal distribution of power and...gave birth to poverty and riches, and these were the source of luxury and crimes" (Wieland, 276). "Man," Ludloe tells Carwin, "is the creature of circumstances... | |
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