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'' | <p> But, says somebody, why thus <lb/> | ||
indiscriminately and vehemently and<lb/> | |||
<sic>impeacably</sic> censorial: the alternative<lb/> | |||
has but two branches - in obedience<lb/> | |||
or in disobedience to the law, - one<lb/> | |||
one or other cannot but be embraced; and<lb/> | |||
let a man embrace which he will he stakes<lb/> | |||
himself upon your censure. Here according<lb/> | |||
to you are two joint evils one or other of<lb/> | |||
which can not but be produced : tell us<lb/> | |||
then - if you mean well - if you aim at any<lb/> | |||
thing better than the wretched pleasure of<lb/> | |||
giving vent to illwill tell us which in your<lb/> | |||
estimate is the least. Of the two opposite-<lb/> | |||
courses which - if you yourself being in<lb/> | |||
one of the stations were obliged to act in it<lb/> | |||
which is the course you would pursue.</p> | |||
My answer is - in respect of what is<lb/> | |||
thus done - so far from being levelled at any<lb/> | |||
man, my reason is not pointed at any one.<lb/> | |||
What I should do were it my misfortune<lb/> | |||
to find myself in either station that of Judge<lb/> | |||
or that of Juryman it is needless to inquire.<lb/> | |||
Among my comforts is the reflection that I<lb/> | |||
<hi rend='underline'><add>am</add></hi> | |||
But, says somebody, why thus
indiscriminately and vehemently and
impeacably censorial: the alternative
has but two branches - in obedience
or in disobedience to the law, - one
one or other cannot but be embraced; and
let a man embrace which he will he stakes
himself upon your censure. Here according
to you are two joint evils one or other of
which can not but be produced : tell us
then - if you mean well - if you aim at any
thing better than the wretched pleasure of
giving vent to illwill tell us which in your
estimate is the least. Of the two opposite-
courses which - if you yourself being in
one of the stations were obliged to act in it
which is the course you would pursue.
My answer is - in respect of what is
thus done - so far from being levelled at any
man, my reason is not pointed at any one.
What I should do were it my misfortune
to find myself in either station that of Judge
or that of Juryman it is needless to inquire.
Among my comforts is the reflection that I
am
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law versus arbitrary power (a hatchet for dr paley's net) |
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copy/fair copy sheet |
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[[watermarks::[simplified hanoverian royal arms] 1821]] |
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