 | William Paley - Ethics - 1806 - 502 pages
...us amidst objects so ill suited to our perceptions, as to have continually offended us, instead o£ ministering to our refreshment and delight. He might...; every smell a stench; and every sound a discord. v If he had been indifferent about our happiness or misery, we must impute to our good fortune (as... | |
 | William Paley - Theology - 1810 - 498 pages
...as they are now instruments of gratification and enjoyment ; or by placing us amidst objects, so ill suited to our perceptions as to have continually offended...every smell, a stench ; and every sound, a discord. " If he had been indifferent about our happiness or misery, we must impute to our good fortune (as... | |
 | William Paley, William Hamilton Reid - Theology - 1810 - 350 pages
...as they are now instruments of gratification and enjoyment ; or by placing us amidst objects to ill suited to our perceptions, as to have continually...instead of ministering to our refreshment and delight. If he had been indifferent about our happiness or misery, we must have imputed to our good fortune,... | |
 | William Paley - Ethics - 1811 - 412 pages
...they are now instruments of gratification and enjoyment: or by placing us amidst objects so ill-suited to our perceptions, as to have continually offended...every smell a stench ; and every sound a discord. If he had been indifferent about our happiness or misery, we must impute to our good fortune (as all... | |
 | William Paley - Theology - 1811 - 540 pages
...as they are now instruments of gratification and enjoyment ; or by placing us amidst objects so ill suited to our perceptions, as to have continually...have made, for example, every thing we tasted bitter ; everything we saw loathsome; every thing we touched a sting ; every smell a stench ; and every sound... | |
 | Richard Lobb - Nature study - 1817 - 430 pages
...now instruments of gratification and enjoyment; or, by placing us amid objects so ill suited to oar perceptions, as to have continually offended us, instead...every smell a stench ; and every sound a discord. ' If he had been indifferent about our happiness or misery, we must impute to our good fortune (a$... | |
 | 1817 - 206 pages
...as they are now instruments of gratification and enjoyment ; or bj placing us amidst objects so ill suited to our perceptions, as to have continually...offended us, instead of ministering to our refreshment at that period, when the passions become peculiarly strong, andr when he was exposed to all the temptations... | |
 | Jesse Torrey - Ethics - 1819 - 252 pages
...as they are now instruments of gratification and enjoyment ; or by placing us amidst objects so ill suited to our perceptions, as to have continually...every smell a stench ; and every sound a discord. If he had been indifferent about our happiness or misery, we must impu-.e to our good fortune (as all... | |
 | John Platts - Conduct of life - 1822 - 844 pages
...as they are now instruments of gratification and enjoyment; or by placing us amidst objects so ill suited to our perceptions, as to have continually...tasted, bitter; every thing we saw, loathsome; every thiag we touched, a sting; every smellj a stench $ and every sound. a, discord. •• '"'Ifhe hfcd... | |
 | Natural history - 1822 - 192 pages
...are now, instruments of gratification and enjoyment, or He might have placed us amidst objects so ill suited to our perceptions as to have continually offended us, instead of serving for our refreshment and delight. He might have made for example, every thing we tasted bitter,... | |
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If he had wished our misery, he might have made sure of his purpose, by forming our senses to be so many sores and pains to us, as they are now instruments of gratification and enjoyment: or by placing us amidst objects so ill suited to our perceptions,... 
