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Stevenson was that type of modern mind which, no longer finding it possible to hold fast by the older, complacent cock-sureness with regard to the theologian's heaven, is still unshaken in its conviction that life is beneficent, the obligation of duty imperative, the meaning of existence spiritual.
Women of her class no longer take to religion, when the fires are dead, but they certainly need a substitute, and I should think theosophy would be as good as any. It is such a delightful mixture of vagueness and cock-sureness, and even more picturesque than Romanism.
Gordon noticed that his florid face had lost its color. The jaunty cock-sureness of the man had flickered out like the flame of the charred match. "Yes. He offered to board me," answered the young man blandly. "But I didn't know he was here seems to me I had heard somewhere that he was away." "He was away. But he has come back."
Four hundred years after Roger's death, his illustrious namesake, Francis Bacon, was formulating his Inductive Philosophy, and with complete cock-sureness was teaching mankind all about everything. Let us look at some of his utterances which may help to throw light on the way he regarded the problem we are dealing with.
"Such foolishness!" she says. "Why should any man in his senses try to fight caged lions!" "Harriet," I say, "you are incorrigible." She does not deign to reply, so I return with meekness to my room. The most distressing thing about the ordinary fact writer is his cock-sureness. And do you know when he gets through he is apparently much discouraged about this universe.
And as good as thet you tell the truth. Thet ain't in some hoss-traders I know.... What do you think of this mustang?" Macomber had eyes of enthusiasm for his latest acquisition, but some of the cock-sureness had been knocked out of him by the blunt riders. "Macomber, aren't you a great one to talk?" queried Lucy, severely.
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