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th e c o n fum m a t io n o f a l l th in g s ) th in k i t in c um b e n t o n them to tu J
e a c h o f th e fe th r ic e r o u n d , a c c o r d in g t o th e c o u r fe o f the ful
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e n d o f th e w o r ld , w i l l n o t a r r iv e t i l l th e fto n e o n which t h j
f ta n d is w o rn t h r o u g h . O r i g in a l ly , fa y s M r . S a ch ev erel, here werl
th r e e n o b le g lo b e s , o f w h it e m a r b le , p la c e d o n th r e e ftone bafonl
an d th e fe w e r e tu rn e d r o u n d ; b u t th e fy n o d o rd e r e d th em , and fix J
c r o f le s , to b e th r o w n in to th e fea. T h e p r e fe n t fto n e s are probabll
fu b f t i tu t e d in p la c e o f th e fe g lo b e s .
T h e p r e c in .it o f th e fe t om b s w a s h e ld fa c r e d , an d enjoyed the j
p r iv i le g e s o f a G ir th , o r f a n & u a r y * . T h e f e p la c e s o f retreat well
b y th e a n t ie n t Scotch la w , n o t to fihejter in d i f c r im in a t e ly every offej
d e r , as w a s th e c a fe in m o r e b ig o t t e d t im e s in ca th o lic countries: for I
h e r e a l l a t r o c io u s c r im in a ls w e r e e x c lu d e d ; an d o n ly th e unfort J
n a t e d e lin q u e n t , o r th e p e n i t e n t fin n e r Ih ie ld e d f r o m the inftanl
f t r o k e o f r ig o r o u s ju f t i c e . T h e law s are p e n n e d w i th fu c h humanitl
a n d g o o d fe n fe , th a t th e r e a d e r c a n n o t b e d ifp le a fe d with feeinl
th em in th e ir n a t iv e f im p l i c i t y -f-.
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l im m e b o t q u h a t h e h a s t a k e n f r a e an ie m an h e fa l l reftore. famel
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