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 √ Century of ExperienceEvidenceName of Reader / Listener / Reading GroupAuthor of TextTitle of TextForm of Text
 
1800-1849'In order to pass the BA examination, it was also necessary to get up Paley's "Evidences of Christianity" and his "Moral Philosophy". This was done in a thorough manner.....Charles Darwin William PaleyPrinciples of Moral and Political PhilosophyPrint: Book
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1800-1849		'The natural theology of Dr. Paley is so generally recommended and read in this University, that I need not here insist either on the scope or the utility of the argument...John Kidd William PaleyNatural TheologyPrint: Book
1800-1849'The acute and learned Paley sums up in the following beautiful and energetic language the results of the minute and elegant investigations persued in his invaluable volu...William Buckland William PaleyNatural TheologyPrint: Book
1800-1849'The logic of this book [Paley's Evidences] and as I may add of his Natural Theology gave me as much delight as did Euclid.' [Darwin's Autobiography]Charles Darwin William PaleyNatural TheologyPrint: Book
1800-1849'[EDITOR'S WORDS] Although Mrs Hamilton never lost her relish for works of humour and imagination, she had, during the last six years of her life, a decided preference fo...Elizabeth Hamilton William Paley[unknown]Print: Book
1800-1849'I also sent for Bishop Watson's Apology for the Bible, in Letters to T. Paine; Bishop Porteus's Compendium of the Evidences of Christianity, Butler's Divine Analogy, Pal...James Lackington William PaleyA View of the Evidences of ChristianityPrint: Book
1800-1849'The first entire work that I read in defence of revealed religion, was Archdeacon Paley's View of the Evidences of Christianity. This very excellent work I perhaps neve...James Lackington William PaleyView of the Evidences of ChristianityPrint: Book
1800-1849'The evidences of the infinite wisdom, power, and goodness of the great Creator, given by Paley in his Natural Theology, have attracted my attention to objects that might...Elizabeth Hamilton William PaleyNatural TheologyPrint: Book
1850-1899'Very clear & convincing — not indeed to be answered. O that my faith may grow more settled as my devotion becomes more warm'G. W. F. Howard, 7th Earl of Carlisle William PaleyHorae PaulinaePrint: Book
1800-1849[Marginalia]Samuel Taylor Coleridge William ParnellAn Historical Apology for the Irish CatholicsPrint: Book
1900-1945‘You letter gave me great pleasure; and for once I took your advice on a matter of books, to the extent of buying that World’s Classics Selection you mentioned (I hav...Ivor Bertie Gurney William PeacockEnglish Prose from Mandeville to RuskinPrint: Book
1600-1699'and after supper to read a ridiculous nonsensical book set out by Will Pen for the Quakers; but so full of nothing but nonsense that I was ashamed to read in it.'Samuel Pepys William PennTruth exalted; in a short, but sure, testimony aga...Print: Book
1600-1699'and so home, and there Pelling hath got me W. Pen's book against the Trinity; I got my wife to read it to me, and I find it so well writ, as I think it too good for him ...Elizabeth Pepys William PennThe sandy foundation shaken: or, Those so generall...Print: Book
1850-1899[On blank recto flyleaf at the beginning of the volume:] 'My Dear Brown,/ Here it is, with the mark of a San Francisco BOUQUINISTE. And if ever in all my "human conduct" ...Robert Louis Stevenson William PennFruits of SolitudePrint: Book
1600-1699'and againe took order of for supper and hard one of my wemen read of perkins'Margaret Hoby William Perkins[unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'gott Mr Hoby to Read some of perkines to me, and, after diner, I red as Longe as I Could my selfe'Thomas Hoby William Perkins[unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'after that, I reed of perkins, hauinge som further Conference with my Cossine'Margaret Hoby William Perkins[unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'and, after, Hard Mr Hoby read of perkins tell all most 5 a clock'Thomas Hoby William Perkins[unknown]Print: Book
1600-1699'then I reed in perkins tell I went againe to the Church'Margaret Hoby William Perkins[unknown]Print: Book
1500-1599'then reed a whill of perkins, and so went to bed'Margaret Hoby William Perkins[unknown]Print: Book


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