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" Notwithstanding the French know more of other countries than they used to do , ( for before the last war they thought all foreign nations unworthy of their notice , ) they still have , that conceit of themselves , and that contempt of other people , which are the truest marks of barbarism .
" The French being debarred from the discussion of politics , by an arbitrary and consequently a jealous government , give very much into a taste for theatrical entertainments ; and they seem to have them in greater perfection than with us . But though , for the same reason , many of them apply to literary and philosophical pursuits , they have not attained a decided superiority over other nations in these respects . They shew , however , a spirit and a liberality in these noble studies at which the English ought to blush . "
" To Rev . T . Lmdsey . "I have here had opportunity of seeing many of the men who have the chief lead in the direction of affairs , which gives me some pleasure , as I shall have a better idea of them when I read of them in the papers . They are a set of philosophical men , whose object is freedom of commerce , and universal peace . But there is another set out of the ministry , whose object is the very reverse . At present , however , it is not thought that they have any
chance of getting the upper hand ; and there are every where such luxury and dissipation , as must make a state of war very irksome , even to the officers . In other respects , if the present ministry continues in power for a few years , this country will be in excellent order for commencing a war ; for they are bent upon economy , and improving the riches and strength of the nation . "
" I am quite tired of the idleness in which I spend my time here , and long exceedingly to be about my experiments , or some composition . Upon my journey I have read and studied the Gospels very much , and should like exceedingly to print the Greek text , in the order of a harmony , with my dissertations from the Repository prefixed . It would certainly add much to the satisfaction of reading the Life of Christ , to have the whole narrative in one
continued story , and the variations in separate columns . I will , at least , cut to pieces , and put together , one copy for my own use . * In reading over the Gospel of John , I think I perceive that one of his principal objects was to shew what opportunities the Jews had for knowing the divine mission of Christ , and consequently how inexcusable they were in their rejection of him ; and the supposition of this gospel being written after the destruction of Jerusalem , suggests a reason for his having such an object in view .
" The more attention I give to the study of the Scriptures , the more attached I am to it ; and I hope the time will come when I shall apply myself to it chiefly . At present I read chiefly with a practical view ; and the attentive consideration of the facts in the gospel history has certainly the strongest tendency to impress the heart and influence the life in the most favourable manner . The more I read the history of the death of Christ , in
parti-* " Sec his ' mechanical methods' to effect this purpose , W . XX . 16 , 17 .
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Dr . Priestley ' s Journal of a Tour on the Continent . 697
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Oct. 2, 1831, page 697, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2602/page/45/
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