The New Englander, Volume 14A.H. Maltby, 1856 - Criticism |
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... . The community at large are in gross error on this point . Establishing the plea of insanity on false grounds , it is true , is possible ; but it is by no means an easy 32 [ Feb. Insanity and Crime . Insanity and Crime,
... . The community at large are in gross error on this point . Establishing the plea of insanity on false grounds , it is true , is possible ; but it is by no means an easy 32 [ Feb. Insanity and Crime . Insanity and Crime,
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possible ; but it is by no means an easy achievement . We know not of a single case in which it is clear that this has been done ; and , on the other hand , we know of many cases . in which the jury failed to be satisfied of the ...
possible ; but it is by no means an easy achievement . We know not of a single case in which it is clear that this has been done ; and , on the other hand , we know of many cases . in which the jury failed to be satisfied of the ...
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... means a necessary product of them . Not only so , but they are con- sistent with the commission of crime from the influence of some wicked passion , as revenge . And their agency in caus- ing the act might be only to add fuel to the ...
... means a necessary product of them . Not only so , but they are con- sistent with the commission of crime from the influence of some wicked passion , as revenge . And their agency in caus- ing the act might be only to add fuel to the ...
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... means as complete as it should have been . The investigation of the question of insanity in the case is far from being satisfactory ; and therefore we do not give an opinion on this question with full confidence . A satisfactory ...
... means as complete as it should have been . The investigation of the question of insanity in the case is far from being satisfactory ; and therefore we do not give an opinion on this question with full confidence . A satisfactory ...
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... means of prolonging the party rule organized under the first . And when congressional caucuses had become effete and fallen into contempt , the plan of nation- al nominating conventions was devised to effect the same object for the ...
... means of prolonging the party rule organized under the first . And when congressional caucuses had become effete and fallen into contempt , the plan of nation- al nominating conventions was devised to effect the same object for the ...
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Page 262 - It is come, I know not how, to be taken for granted, by many persons, that Christianity is not so much as a subject of inquiry ; but that it is, now at length, discovered to be fictitious. And accordingly they treat it, as if, in the present age, this were an agreed point, among all people of discernment...
Page 182 - And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.
Page 76 - There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch, or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer.
Page 82 - And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud; for he is a god: either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or, peradventure, he sleepeth, and must be awaked.
Page 85 - And the woman said unto him, Behold, thou knowest what Saul hath done, how he hath cut off those that have familiar spirits, and the wizards out of the land : wherefore then layest thou a snare for my life, to cause me to die? And Saul sware to her by the Lord, saying, As the Lord liveth, there shall no punishment happen to thee for this thing.
Page 83 - And when Saul inquired of the Lord, the Lord answered him not, neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets. Then said Saul unto his servants, Seek me a woman that hath a familiar spirit, that I may go to her, and inquire of her. And his servants said to him, Behold, there is a woman that hath a familiar spirit at Endor.
Page 88 - And Samuel said to Saul, Why hast thou disquieted me, to bring me up? And Saul answered, I am sore distressed; for the Philistines make war against me, and God is departed from me, and answereth me no more, neither by prophets, nor by dreams: therefore I have called thee, that thou mayest make known unto me what I shall do.
Page 167 - Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels. " And these shall go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into life eternal.
Page 182 - And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God ; and the books were opened : and another book was opened, which is the book of life : and the dead were judged out of those things which were written In the books, according to their works.
Page 152 - I shall not return, even to the land of darkness and the shadow of death; a land of darkness, as darkness itself, and of the shadow of death, without any order and where the light is as darkness.