 They say, miracles are past ; and we have our philosophical persons, to make modern and familiar things supernatural and causeless. Hence it is, that we make trifles of terrors ; ensconcing ourselves into seeming knowledge, when •we should submit ourselves...  Littell's Living Age - Page 3511897Full view - About this book
 | Nils Gilman - 2003 - 358 pages
...questions are today once again relevant remains to be seen. From the European Past to the American Present We have our philosophical persons, to make modern and familiar, things supernatural and causeless. —ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL It seems obvious that the past few hundred years have witnessed a portentous... | |
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