10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OVERHASTILY»
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overhastily in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
overhastily and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Postmodernism, Or, The Cultural Logic of Late Capitalism
Now in paperback, Fredric Jameson’s most wide-ranging work seeks to crystalize a definition of “postmodernism” Jameson’s inquiry looks at the postmodern across a wide landscape, from “high”; art to “low,” from market ...
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The Principles and practical operation of Sir Robert Peel's ...
The high ability, theoretical and practical, possessed by the late Government
assayer, renders it impossible to doubt that he will, upon reconsideration, rectify
opinions which seem to have been overhastily advanced upon the question of ...
Robert Torrens, Thomas TOOKE (Merchant.), James Wilson, 1858
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The Life of the Rev. John Wesley: Founder of the Methodist ...
... had, perhaps, overhastily and peremptorily committed himself; the effect was,
that long before his death, the attendance of the Methodists at such parish
churches as had not pious ministers was exceedingly scanty ; and as LIFE OF
WESLEY.
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Hulsean Lectures for ...
This pride of spirit shewed itself, as we are especially informed, in unbecoming
contentions among themselves about future preeminence*, and led them*^ukeix-
overhastily to forbid some yet undeclared disciple1 who was casting out devils in
...
... to vague rumours overhastily; and were rather disposed now to make amends
for their previous short-comings. To be sure, Lady Atherstone might have chosen
a safer and staider 8 ANTEROS;
George Alfred] [Lawrence, 1871
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Commentaries on the Laws of England: 4: [6], 443, vii, [53] ...
... the offence " many times transporting the judge and jury with so much "
indignation, that they are overhastily carried to the cona viction of the person
accused thereof, by the confident tesu timony of sometimes false and malicious
witnesses.
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Commentaries on the Laws of England
... of the offence many times transporting the judge and jury " with so much
indignation, that they are overhastily carried to " the conviction, of the person
accused thereof, by the confident «' testimony of sometimes false and malicious
witnesses.
Sir William Blackstone, 1769
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A Preliminary Discourse on the Study of Natural Philosophy
... experiments, and lead us to a knowledge of facts contrary to received
analogies drawn from an experience wrongly interpreted or overhastily
generalised. To give an example : — every body knows that objects OF
NATURAL PHILOSOPHY.
Sir John Frederick William Herschel, 1831
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The Confessions of Saint Augustine
Only when he was smoothed and tranquil, and in a temper to receive it, she
would give an account of her actions, if haply he had overhastily taken offence. In
a word, while many matrons, who had milder husbands, yet bore even in their
faces ...
Saint Augustine, Bishop of Hippo, Saint Augustine of Hippo, 1stworld Library, 2006
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The Religious Foundations of Francis Bacon's Thought
In Bacon's words, “if the very notions of the mind (which are as the soul of words
and the basis of the whole structure) be improperly and overhastily abstracted
from facts...the whole edifice tumbles” (WFB, 4:24). Induction, on the other hand, ...
Stephen A. McKnight, 2006
2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OVERHASTILY»
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overhastily is used in the context of the following news items.
Dame Helen Ghosh says: 'I believe the Government will talk to the …
“If the Government seems to be acting overhastily in terms of the local planning process, or not giving people enough time to make plans, then ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Mar 13»
Leveson Inquiry: Jeremy Hunt's evidence as it happened
11.12 Jay puts it to Hunt that the decision to put him in charge of the bid was made "overhastily". Hunt replies that No 10 had taken legal advice ... «Telegraph.co.uk, May 12»
