The Opinions of Different Authors Upon the Punishment of DeathLongman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1809 - 315 oldal |
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... things the most dreadful ; an evil , beyond which nothing can be threatened by sublunary power , or feared from human enmity or vengeance . This terror should , therefore , be reserved as the last resort of authority , as the strongest ...
... things the most dreadful ; an evil , beyond which nothing can be threatened by sublunary power , or feared from human enmity or vengeance . This terror should , therefore , be reserved as the last resort of authority , as the strongest ...
22. oldal
... things ; especially when assisted by the passions . Violent impressions surprize us , but their effect is momentary ; they are fit to produce those revolutions which instantly transform a common man into a Lacedemonian.or a Persian ...
... things ; especially when assisted by the passions . Violent impressions surprize us , but their effect is momentary ; they are fit to produce those revolutions which instantly transform a common man into a Lacedemonian.or a Persian ...
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... thing that shakes the soul of a determined villain , it is the expectation of approaching death . The horrors of this situation may cause such a wrench in the mental organs , as to give them a bolding turn : and I think it probable ...
... thing that shakes the soul of a determined villain , it is the expectation of approaching death . The horrors of this situation may cause such a wrench in the mental organs , as to give them a bolding turn : and I think it probable ...
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... things which have not the appearance of a crime , are severely punished ; for instance , a man that ventures his money at play is put to death . True it is , that the character of this people , so amazingly ob stinate , capricious , and ...
... things which have not the appearance of a crime , are severely punished ; for instance , a man that ventures his money at play is put to death . True it is , that the character of this people , so amazingly ob stinate , capricious , and ...
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... thing to boast of your severity in punishing theft ; which though it may have the appearance of justice , yet in ... things are generally repeated more faithfully than they are answered ; as if the chief trial to be made , were of men's ...
... thing to boast of your severity in punishing theft ; which though it may have the appearance of justice , yet in ... things are generally repeated more faithfully than they are answered ; as if the chief trial to be made , were of men's ...
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