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Excerpt from A Grammar of the English Language, in a Series of Letters: Intended for the Use of Schools and of Young Persons in General; But, More Especially for the Use of Soldiers, Sailors, Apprentices, and Plough-Boys
But, my dear James, you will always bear in mind, that, as the degree and quality of our respect rise in proportion to the in?uence, which the different branches of knowledge naturally have in the attain and on the condition of men; so, in cases of an im perfection in knowledge, or of neglect of its appli cation, or of its perversion to bad purposes, al the feelings which are opposite to that of respect, rise in the same proportion. To ignorant pretenders to Surgery and Medicine we award our contempt and scorn; on time-serving or treacherous Counsellors, and on cruel or partial Jud es, we in?ict our detest ation and abhorrence; whi e, on rapacious, corrupt, perfidious, or tyrannical Statesmen and Legislators, the voice of human nature cries aloud for execration and vengeance.
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But, my dear James, you will always bear in mind, that, as the degree and quality of our respect rise in proportion to the in?uence, which the different branches of knowledge naturally have in the attain and on the condition of men; so, in cases of an im perfection in knowledge, or of neglect of its appli cation, or of its perversion to bad purposes, al the feelings which are opposite to that of respect, rise in the same proportion. To ignorant pretenders to Surgery and Medicine we award our contempt and scorn; on time-serving or treacherous Counsellors, and on cruel or partial Jud es, we in?ict our detest ation and abhorrence; whi e, on rapacious, corrupt, perfidious, or tyrannical Statesmen and Legislators, the voice of human nature cries aloud for execration and vengeance.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Author(s) - William Cobbett
Paperback
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781333046064
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.2 cm
Page Count - 220
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