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Nobody ever heard of a reaction against Taylor's theorem, or of a reaction against Harvey's doctrine of the circulation of the blood. But with theology the case is very different. As respects natural religion, revelation being for the present altogether left out of the question, it is not easy to see that a philosopher of the present day is more favourably situated than Thales or Simonides.
Among the competitors less favourably treated, we perceive one of the greatest writers whom France has produced; the author of the Henriade.
The Federal authorities had asked me to use my influence with Semper to induce him to accept a post as teacher at the Federal Polytechnic. Semper came over at once to have a look at the establishment first, and was favourably impressed with everything.
We owe our poor people not liberty only, but education, and every advantage for restored civilisation; a great long debt." "And is this the reason why you will not look favourably on my suit?" he said after another interval. "It is a reason why you will not wish to prosecute it, Mr. De Saussure." "You are very severe!" he said. "Do you really think that?" "You know it is true.
Of these doctrines the Archbishop of Canterbury well observed in the Conference of 1604 that one ought to teach them ascendendo and not descendendo." The letters of the King had been very favourably received both in the States-General and in the Assembly of Holland. "You will present the replies," wrote Barneveld to the ambassador in London, "at the best opportunity and with becoming compliments.
"It is a thousand times preferable to capture, if indeed it be practicable," said John Effingham, looking inquiringly towards Paul. The latter, however, shook his head in the negative, for, the wind blowing on shore, he knew it would be merely meeting captivity without the appearance of a self-reliance and dignity, that might serve to impress their captors favourably.
Upon the whole matter, you, gentlemen, are to judge; and judge as favourably as you can for the prisoner. If this were not sufficient to convince us of the prisoner's guilt, I think the last transaction of all will leave not the least room to doubt.
Well; I resigned myself to it with a good air; and we sat and talked there of indifferent matters, or very nearly, for at least half an hour longer. It was highly provoking to me, but it could not be helped that I should sit there with an affair of real importance proceeding in the next room, and I placed so favourably for the hearing of it.
Even his Highness the Duke Victor was favourably inclined to me; for, his favourite charger falling ill of the staggers, I gave him a ball such as my uncle Brady used to administer, and cured the horse; after which his Highness was pleased to notice me frequently.
But there was a certain grandeur in this very contempt of popularity. He never could bring himself to make any advances to newspapers or other organs that are in the habit of influencing public opinion either favourably or unfavourably. He was too proud to sue for popularity, and too great a despiser of men to attach any importance to their judgment.
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