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"let him have a sepulchre to receive him as a harbour for<lb/> | "let him have a sepulchre to receive him as a harbour for<lb/> | ||
"his body; where, his life being gone, his body may rest<lb/> | "his body; where, his life being gone, his body may rest<lb/> | ||
" from its hard ships": you see how full of Error these things<lb/> | "from its hard ships": you see how full of Error these things<lb/> | ||
are: he thinks that a Tomb is the harbour of the body;<lb/> | are: he thinks that a Tomb is the harbour of the body;<lb/> | ||
and that a dead man can rest in it. Pelops indeed should<lb/> | and that a dead man can rest in it. Pelops indeed should<lb/> | ||
have taught his Son Thyestes better than to have been<lb/> | have taught his Son Thyestes better than to have been<lb/> | ||
guilty of such | guilty of such blunders. but why do I animadvert upon<lb/> | ||
the Opinions of Single persons? when we may see the<lb/> | the Opinions of Single persons? when we may see the<lb/> | ||
various Errors of whole Nations. the Egyptians make<lb/> | various Errors of whole Nations. the Egyptians make<lb/> | ||
mummies of their dead: the Persians too keep them as<lb/> | mummies of their dead: the Persians too keep them as<lb/> | ||
long as they can, by <sic>rubing</sic> them over with wax. there<lb/> | |||
is a custom among the Magicions, not to <sic>burie</sic> their dead,<lb/> | is a custom among the Magicions, not to <sic>burie</sic> their dead,<lb/> | ||
till they have been torn by wild beasts. in Hyrcania the<lb/> | till they have been torn by wild beasts. in Hyrcania the<lb/> | ||
common people breed up some dogs in common: but the —<lb/> | common people breed up some dogs in common: but the —<lb/> | ||
gentry, keep them at home: for we know there is a good<lb/> | gentry, keep them at home: for we know there is a good<lb/> | ||
breed of dogs | breed of dogs there. but every one according to his Abilities,<lb/> | ||
gets dogs to tear him to <sic>peices</sic>; which they think is the best <add>way of</add><lb/> | gets dogs to tear him to <sic>peices</sic>; which they think is the best <add>way of</add><lb/> | ||
burial. Chrisippus, who is curious in all stories, collected<lb/> | burial. Chrisippus, who is curious in all stories, collected<lb/> | ||
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who are living may perceive that they who are dead cannot<lb/> | who are living may perceive that they who are dead cannot<lb/> | ||
think. but as much as should be given to custom and</p> | think. but as much as should be given to custom and</p> | ||
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would they be, if he could feel them; but as he could not,
they are nothing at all. this too is very weak; neither
"let him have a sepulchre to receive him as a harbour for
"his body; where, his life being gone, his body may rest
"from its hard ships": you see how full of Error these things
are: he thinks that a Tomb is the harbour of the body;
and that a dead man can rest in it. Pelops indeed should
have taught his Son Thyestes better than to have been
guilty of such blunders. but why do I animadvert upon
the Opinions of Single persons? when we may see the
various Errors of whole Nations. the Egyptians make
mummies of their dead: the Persians too keep them as
long as they can, by rubing them over with wax. there
is a custom among the Magicions, not to burie their dead,
till they have been torn by wild beasts. in Hyrcania the
common people breed up some dogs in common: but the —
gentry, keep them at home: for we know there is a good
breed of dogs there. but every one according to his Abilities,
gets dogs to tear him to peices; which they think is the best way of
burial. Chrisippus, who is curious in all stories, collected
many such things; but some of them are such palpable
Errors that discourse abhors them. all this Passage then
is to be despised by us; not neglected: so that however, we
who are living may perceive that they who are dead cannot
think. but as much as should be given to custom and
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Jeremy Bentham |
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