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Good native casuists, on whom I can place every reliance, tell me that possibly this may somehow or other affect the title of the others. Old New Zealand A Tale of the Good Old Times; and A History of the War in the North against the Chief Heke, in the Year 1845 2012-04-05T02:00:37.337Z
I see, Madam," said the good prelate, "what the case is: some of your casuists forbid rouge totally; others will permit you to wear as much as you please. Ever Heard This? Over Three Hundred Good Stories 2012-03-21T02:00:33.730Z
The boy's reason, for a moment, asserted its own majesty, at the broaching of this wild doctrine; and he returned an instant answer to the preacher which would have confounded a less practised casuist. Wise Saws and Modern Instances, Volume II (of 2) 2012-03-12T03:00:23.003Z
It has however, furnished ample scope for dispute to our casuists and theologians. Ecce Homo! A Critical Inquiry into the History of Jesus of Nazareth: Being a Rational Analysis of the Gospels 2012-03-06T03:00:27.910Z
No, I will confess nothing to these pages, and chiefly because it would take a casuist to prepare my confession. Spiritual Adventures 2012-02-17T03:00:27.070Z
Zeal of the Land Busy is a casuist of no mean ability, and is equal to the task of finding an exception to his own rule. The Gentle Reader 2012-02-15T03:00:37.463Z
"Except when it's a case of selling patent medicines, I'm not a casuist." A Prairie Courtship 2012-02-01T03:00:12.830Z
Were these expressions merely jocular, or have any papal canonists or casuists given the title of fili�, nepotes or rami to offences deducible from the same root? Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 98, September 13, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-01-05T03:00:41.160Z
"Pooh, she didn't—she only nodded—nodding isn't a lie," a casuist scoffed. The Story of Louie 2011-10-26T02:00:27.053Z
Mr. Tallmadge's desire not to be interrupted in the act might have enlightened him as to its defensibility; but he was no casuist. The Open Question a tale of two temperaments 2011-10-25T02:00:22.173Z
Does blasphemy, in their estimation, mean nothing? or is it something introduced into our laws, only for the purpose of exercising the ingenuity of legal and ecclesiastical casuists? Popery! As it Was and as it Is Also, Auricular Confession; And Popish Nunneries 2011-10-12T02:00:50.077Z
I wish to converse with you, Albert, only as a casuist; and upon a point of conscience which you alone can settle. The Wanderer (Volume 4 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:32.663Z
One flaw in this chain of reasoning Forsyth, himself no casuist, overlooked. The Duke Decides 2011-09-14T02:00:47.307Z
But admitting and not granting this to be possible, and the question to be rightly stated, why still these casuists are out in their answer. The History of the Life and Adventures of Mr. Duncan Campell A Gentlen, who, tho' Deaf and Dumb, Writes down any Stranger's name at first Sight; 2011-08-14T02:00:22.973Z
C. I. R. This expression may be traced beyond "the scholastic doctors and casuists of the middle ages." Notes and Queries, Vol. III, Number 83, May 31, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Geneologists, etc 2011-07-26T02:00:17.693Z
He was not a casuist, and, having no time for reflection, saw only one course open to him. The League of the Leopard 2011-07-23T02:00:12.490Z
It seems that the scholastic monarch gave some finishing strokes to what had probably passed through the hands of his most expert casuists. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z
"Father distrusts the professor, and cautioned me not to discuss any religious questions, because he considers him a brilliant casuist." A Speckled Bird 2011-05-06T02:00:09.097Z
And some of these casuists, particularly Aureolus, say, it is lawful on such an occasion to go to such a conjurer, because the end is not conjuration, but freeing a person from it. The History of the Life and Adventures of Mr. Duncan Campell A Gentlen, who, tho' Deaf and Dumb, Writes down any Stranger's name at first Sight; 2011-08-14T02:00:22.973Z
The Abyssinians now became subtle casuists and disputants. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z
And here I find an extraordinary difficulty in "making a distinction," as the casuists say, between two very different kinds of literary pleasure. Far Off Things 2011-02-04T03:00:19.967Z
Even this casuist, however, found difficulty in explaining why it was just that one born of free and Christian parents should remain enslaved. Dutch and English on the Hudson A Chronicle of Colonial New York 2011-01-17T03:00:47.770Z
That was spoken like Daniel Webster, the able jurist, and just man, and not like the Daniel Webster, whom I have before quoted, in these pages, as the casuist, and the sophist. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z
When the casuists shall have elucidated this riddle to their satisfaction, perhaps they will oblige by telling me how many thousand angels could alight on the point of a needle. Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. I) 2010-12-27T03:00:17.990Z
Seneca, as a casuist and spiritual director, was not likely to undervalue the importance of definite precept, adapted to the circumstances of the case. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius
All laws are general; none are invariable; I am not writing as a moralist or casuist. An Essay In Aid Of A Grammar Of Assent
Many absurdities might likewise have been discovered among the Dominican and Franciscan casuists, but this would not have answered the purpose, for the whole raillery was to be levelled only at the Jesuits. The New Conspiracy Against the Jesuits Detected and Briefly Exposed with a short account of their institute; and observations on the danger of systems of education independent of religion
To support the pope meant supporting the Jesuits; and he hated their casuists and d�votion ais�e almost as much as Pascal himself. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John"
I submit to the casuists that this was a very nice case of conscience. Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. I) 2010-12-27T03:00:17.990Z
Yet we must remember that homicides were of common occurrence in those days, defended by casuists and condoned by the Church. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. VIII
But the Lamas are adept casuists, and generally manage to evade the most irksome laws of their scriptures. The Unveiling of Lhasa
In many instances, the author of that book attributes to the casuist, opinions which he only cites to refute. The New Conspiracy Against the Jesuits Detected and Briefly Exposed with a short account of their institute; and observations on the danger of systems of education independent of religion
Thus caught between two fires the casuists developed a highly ingenious method, not unlike that of the Roman Stoics, for eviscerating the substance of a rule while leaving its shadow carefully intact. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli"
They did see, for a shout of acclamation hailed this young casuist’s special pleading. Haviland's Chum
Not one of the theologians present could have devised an answer more truly orthodox, more truly Christian in spirit, or more discomfiting to the casuists. Women of Mediæval France Woman: in all ages and in all countries Vol. 5 (of 10)
He delighted with the enthusiasm of a born casuist in curious puzzles of right and wrong, and in devising a conflict between the generalities of ethics and the conditions of an ingeniously contrived practical dilemma. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus"
Some of their casuists taught doctrines, which, in their time, were the most usual in schools, but which were afterwards condemned or prohibited at Rome. The New Conspiracy Against the Jesuits Detected and Briefly Exposed with a short account of their institute; and observations on the danger of systems of education independent of religion
It is, in short, applied morality; anybody is a casuist who reflects about his duties and tries to bring them into line with some intelligible moral standard. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli"
"If I know anything about myself I 'm not much of a casuist; I haven't the brains for it," said L'Estrange, with a sad smile. The Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly
A sturdy catechizing in the interest of some popular dogma will generally give the casuist an apparent advantage over the seeker of knowledge for itself alone. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 95, September 1865
The fancy that they have violated the laws of the lower regions torments certain eccentric casuists; they are haunted with scruples even about offending the demons. Toilers of the Sea
The Dominican and Franciscan casuists might have been equally charged; but, as Voltaire observed, it would not have answered the purpose. The New Conspiracy Against the Jesuits Detected and Briefly Exposed with a short account of their institute; and observations on the danger of systems of education independent of religion
The legal is the older group, and to it the name of casuist is often exclusively reserved, generally with the implication that its methods are too purely technical to commend themselves to mankind at large. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli"
"Here is the letter; and if I were as clever a casuist as Colonel Bramleigh thought me, I should perhaps know whether I have the right to read it or not." The Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly
One only doubt remains: Full oft, I've heard, By casuists grave, and deep divines averred; That 'tis too much for human race to know270 The bliss of heav'n above, and earth below. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition
This theory is obviously a rationalization of the Germanic causa debendi influenced by canon law and casuist writings. An Introduction to the Philosophy of Law
It had been taught, long before, by the celebrated casuist Navarre, and others totally unconnected with the Jesuits. The New Conspiracy Against the Jesuits Detected and Briefly Exposed with a short account of their institute; and observations on the danger of systems of education independent of religion
These deal with the casuists of the Counter-Reformation in the spirit of Milton, laying especial stress on the artificiality of their methods and the laxity of their results. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli"
The tale told more than once by the middle ages, and which casuists have examined so coldly, the violation of the dead, we here meet with again. Priests, Women, and Families
"I am no casuist, Milly, but I think that the impression a man makes by his character for resolution is always of consequence." A Rent In A Cloud
He modestly referred his friend to Dr. Barlow, as a far more able casuist, though not a more cordial friend. Coelebs In Search of a Wife
This, I believe, is the triumphant list of casuists drawn up, rank and file, to confront and confound the whole society to which they are said to have belonged. The New Conspiracy Against the Jesuits Detected and Briefly Exposed with a short account of their institute; and observations on the danger of systems of education independent of religion
But the Protestant casuist never pretended to speak authoritatively; all he did was to give his reasons, and leave the decision to the conscience of his readers. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli"
The manuals they put into the hands of the young confessor are grounded upon the authority of the casuists, whom Pascal annihilated long ago. Priests, Women, and Families
This was a home-thrust, and for the moment threw the little casuist off the track. The Pearl of Orr's Island A Story of the Coast of Maine
Certain casuists attributed this right, some to princes, others to the people. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 93, July, 1865
If Satan ever read, he would have good cause for laughter as he read the casuists who took him up where he left off. La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages
Conscience is the best of casuists; it is only when men wish to cheat it that they fly to logical quibbles.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli"
Innocent XI. pronounced a solemn condemnation upon the casuists, though rather too late, as these people had been crushed twenty years before by Pascal. Priests, Women, and Families
It never seemed to occur to the mind of the honest but simple casuist that in putting “any one” on a par with William Shakespeare and Sir Walter Scott, he was writing simple nonsense. English Caricaturists and Graphic Humourists of the Nineteenth Century. How they Illustrated and Interpreted their Times.
Is it not possible, Sir, that, with very many of our casuists and moralists, questions of conscience are decided according to the tincture of a skin? A Letter to the Hon. Samuel Eliot, Representative in Congress From the City of Boston, In Reply to His Apology For Voting For the Fugitive Slave Bill.
The casuist was conquered, was altogether a coward. La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages
She refused, thus sparing the Berlin casuists the trouble of a deliberation still more ticklish than before. German Problems and Personalities
Another, the Father Gonzales, wrote a book against the casuists: he was very useful to them. Priests, Women, and Families
Because it is a simpler matter to tell the truth than casuists admit I shall preface this little sermon on three hallucinated painters by a declaration of my artistic faith. Ivory Apes and Peacocks
It is surprising how much may be said on both sides of the question, by ingenious casuists. Ten Thousand a-Year. Volume 1.
Now that he has nothing to do with it, he has generously given the latter to the casuist. La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages
In short, here was a situation to tickle a casuist. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 20 (of 25)
This question, so clear in itself but so skilfully obscured by casuists, was again put forward in open daylight. Priests, Women, and Families
As for Mrs. Warrender, she stood looking after him with so mingled an expression that scarcely the most delicate of casuists could have divined the meaning in her. A Country Gentleman and his Family
As a philosophical reasoner, casuist, and good counselor, he was "looked up to," and abided by. The Humors of Falconbridge A Collection of Humorous and Every Day Scenes
It might be said that they belong to the casuist school. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 36, 1649-1666 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century.
There are few subjects on which casuists have differed more widely than those of the legitimacy, and the proper measure of punishment. Old-Fashioned Ethics and Common-Sense Metaphysics With Some of Their Applications
In showing us the unanimity of the casuists, the author presents them, as it were, on the same line, and as contemporaries. Priests, Women, and Families
In volumes V and VII of Dens may be found many such precepts, impossible to reproduce, on which the pious casuist desires his penitents to be examined. The Sexual Question A Scientific, psychological, hygienic and sociological study
We live in so late an age of the world, that we have little chance of finding much which is positively new in the writings or speeches of our casuists. Leading Articles on Various Subjects
The society of gentlemen conducting the British Apollo are posed by this casuist, and promise to give him an answer. Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges
The names of two jesuits, the former a famous preacher, and the other as famous a casuist. Ebrietatis Encomium or, the Praise of Drunkenness
A pope condemned the apology of the casuists that the Jesuits had risked. Priests, Women, and Families
"And how do you know," demanded Hamlin savagely, bending his black eyes on the astonished casuist, "how do you know that the gal hezn't put down a stake?" The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. X (of X) - America - II, Index
The political casuist of our time may wonder at the importance which attached to this Freneau affair. James Madison
Not to the cockney casuist, whose knowledge of the stag is confined to his venison, and who never trusts himself on the horse till it has been “long trained, in shackles, to procession pace.” Hints on Horsemanship, to a Nephew and Niece or, Common Sense and Common Errors in Common Riding
There is a question among casuists, whether an oath extorted by force can bind a man to act in opposition to his conscience. Cotton is King, and Pro-Slavery Arguments Comprising the Writings of Hammond, Harper, Christy, Stringfellow, Hodge, Bledsoe, and Cartrwright on This Important Subject
Though undermined by the casuists, Jesuitism, and by the intrigues of the clergy, it was saved by the laity. Priests, Women, and Families
Who shall decide when doctors disagree, And soundest casuists doubt, like you and me? Familiar Quotations A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature
To these doctors he proposed a captious question, which the casuists of Samarkand and Herat were incapable of resolving. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07
The question is a nice one, and I gladly leave it for subtler casuists than I to settle. The Foot-path Way
"Who shall decide, when doctors disagree, And soundest casuists doubt, like you and me?" Moon Lore
I imagine that the text refers to the accusation made against those fathers of being casuists or adapters of the moral doctrine to their own convenience. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century, Volume XXVI, 1636
I have no doubt, however, that the origin of the expression may be traced to the scholastic doctors and casuists of the Middle Ages. Notes and Queries, Number 76, April 12, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc
"There may be something to show where he's gone," that casuist suggested, "for I don't believe he's anywhere here." Stingaree
Modern Catholic casuists have dealt with the subject in the same spirit. The Map of Life Conduct and Character
The casuists of the Inquisition, however, came to the rescue, and tried to defend the Church by another subterfuge. The Inquisition A Critical and Historical Study of the Coercive Power of the Church
Will they let the casuists quibble away the very words, and adulterate the generous spirit of the constitution? Washington and the American Republic, Vol. 3.
To the one case no less than to the other, we may apply the maxim of an eminent writer; “An honest heart is the best casuist.” A Practical View of the Prevailing Religious System of Professed Christians, in the Middle and Higher Classes in this Country, Contrasted with Real Christianity.
Protestantism, there Jemima!—Own, my friend, that the soberest casuist would see double under the inebriating effects produced by so mixing his polemical liquors. The International Monthly, Volume 2, No. 4, March, 1851
That is left to profitless casuists like the ancient rabbis. Expositions of Holy Scripture Ephesians; Epistles of St. Peter and St. John
The subtlety of the casuists had full play when they came to discuss the torture of the prisoner who absolutely refused to confess. The Inquisition A Critical and Historical Study of the Coercive Power of the Church
That book was the severest blow this body of ambitious and artful casuists ever received. A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges
No interpretation509 can mistake it; no casuist can doubt upon it; it is a work well done. A Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the Secret Sessions of the Conference Convention For Proposing Amendments to the Constitution of the United States, Held at Washington, D.C., in February, A.D. 1861
First E. M. Oh, I know you ape the casuist, and love the pleonastic, But how tackle our taxation in a manner really drastic With a Revenue declining! Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 104, April 22, 1893
As mediciners would not exist were there no illness or disease, so it is mental disease which gives rise to casuists. Parochial and Plain Sermons, Vol. VIII (of 8)
The theologians and casuists soon began to defend the procedure of the Inquisition. The Inquisition A Critical and Historical Study of the Coercive Power of the Church
We leave it to casuists to determine whether, when these two gallant soldiers meet on the battle-field, they should fight like enemies or embrace like Christians. Incidents of the War: Humorous, Pathetic, and Descriptive
For my own part, I am a poor casuist, but nevertheless, I do not think my conscience will suffer from this feeling. Acadia or, A Month with the Blue Noses
If I list, I too, beloved, can play the casuist. The Hours of Fiammetta A Sonnet Sequence
In all that comes between, every man must be his own casuist. A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume I
While the casuists thus increased the number of crimes which the Inquisition could prosecute, on the other hand, they shortened the judicial procedure then in vogue. The Inquisition A Critical and Historical Study of the Coercive Power of the Church
No word is respected by sophists, casuists, and quibblers, men who are moved only by a rage for gaining their point, or who assume that their interests are alone worth considering. The Simple Life
The Roman judge was a far better casuist: "For it seemeth to me unreasonable, to send a prisoner, and not withal to signify the crimes laid against him." The History of Tasmania , Volume II
The casuists practically constructed a system for making the observance alike of the positive law, and of the accepted ethical maxims, flexible and conditional. Diderot and the Encyclopædists Volume II.
They were the casuists, the teachers, the priests, the judges, the magistrates, and the physicians of the nation.... Jesus the Christ A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures Both Ancient and Modern
But casuists were not wanting to prove that heresy was involved in such cases. The Inquisition A Critical and Historical Study of the Coercive Power of the Church
We appeal to the casuist himself, whether, in the calm moment of reflection, he can divest himself of their power. The Philosophy of the Moral Feelings
In a while he hardened himself, and closed his ears to all casuist pleadings, whether for or against the course he had adopted. Young Mr. Barter's Repentance From "Schwartz" by David Christie Murray
The ethical delineations of "that noble and liberal casuist"—as Shakespeare has been well called—do not exhibit the drab-colored Quakerism of morality. The Best of the World's Classics, Vol. V (of X) - Great Britain and Ireland III
Could he not have done better than impute equivocations to me, at a time when I was in no sense answerable for the amphibologia of the Roman casuists? Apologia Pro Vita Sua
Mr. Sandford, although he was a man of understanding, of learning, and a complete casuist, yet all the faults he himself committed, were entirely—for want of knowing better. A Simple Story
These questions I leave to the casuist, the meteorologist, the compilers of weather forecasts, and other constituted authorities on matters connected with theology and the state of the barometer. Much Darker Days
Let casuists decide the casuistry, but the compassion the heart decides for itself. The Confidence-Man
In this manner one might expostulate very reasonably with many a great scholar, many a profound philosopher, many a dogmatical casuist. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. IV (of X)—Great Britain and Ireland II
Perhaps a casuist would say it is my duty to escape. Twice Bought
But Juan was no casuist, nor had ponder'd Upon the moral lessons of mankind: Besides, he had not seen of several hundred A lady altogether to his mind. Don Juan
In the preceding ages no more was given, as their casuists assure us, than the fortieth or thirtieth part; a custom which this singular nation still practise. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1
I am not, dear lady, casuist enough to answer you that question. Rattlin the Reefer
It was a subject, indeed, on which casuists might differ. In the Eastern Seas
If innocent in heart and mind, I sin unconscious of offence What use, O casuist, shall I find In absolution's recompense? The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan
Every reader of Pascal’s Provincial Letters will remember Escobar, the great casuist among the Jesuits, whose convenient subterfuges for the relaxation of the moral law have there been made famous. English Past and Present
Lulling his conscience with such opiates as the casuists could provide for him, he watched anxiously for a change, and laboured with but little reserve to hold his brethren to their old allegiance. Short Studies on Great Subjects
Henry, however, was a casuist concerned exclusively with his own case. Henry VIII.
But those shrewd casuists know too well that by such frank confession, they would soon lose their hold on Catholic populations, especially on women, by whom, through confession, they rule the world. The Priest, The Woman And The Confessional
The consulting casuist is, in fact, to all intents and purposes, a moral attorney. The Uncollected Writings of Thomas de Quincey, Vol. 2 With a Preface and Annotations by James Hogg
Who, among casuists, can account for the contagious sympathy that seems to govern the affections? The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 96, October 1865
It was no time for ethics—no time for casuists. To The Front A Sequel to Cadet Days
Such casuists must find enormous depths for human depravity. Plain Facts for Old and Young
Could he not have done better than impute equivocation to me, at a time when I was in no sense answerable for the amphibologia of the Roman casuists? Apologia pro Vita Sua
Many of the neighbours who wanted courage to attend his more public services, visited the Doctor by night, and besought his instruction as a preceptor, or his judgment as a casuist. The Loyalists, Vol. 1-3 An Historical Novel
This was the invention of some casuist, and not very compatible with that strict sincerity, and that scrupulous conscience, of which Cranmer made profession. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part C. From Henry VII. to Mary
The Fathers are our teachers, but not our confessors or casuists; they are the prophets of great truths, not the spiritual directors of individuals. Prose Masterpieces from Modern Essayists
But Juan was no casuist, nor had pondered Upon the moral lessons of mankind: Besides, he had not seen of several hundred A lady altogether to his mind. The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 6
Upon my word," he said, "you've presented a problem that would give any casuist pause, and it's beyond my powers without some further thought. A Pair of Patient Lovers
Then, too, casuists have incidentally done us harm. Life of Father Hecker
Lulling his conscience with such opiates as the casuists could provide for him, he watched anxiously for a change, and laboured with but little reserve to hold his brethren to their true allegiance. Froude's Essays in Literature and History With Introduction by Hilaire Belloc
The whole society itself of their casuists cannot give assurance to a conscience in error, and that is why it is important to choose good guides. Pascal's Pensées
Those noble and liberal casuists could discern in the differences, the quarrels, the animosities of man, a beauty and truth of moral feeling, no less than in the iterately inculcated duties of forgiveness and atonement. Charles Lamb
Base days, that win the plaudits of the base, Writ to their own disgrace, With casuist sneer o’erglossing works of blood, Miscalling evil, good; Before some despot-hero falsely named Grovelling in shameful worship unashamed. p. The Visions of England Lyrics on leading men and events in English History
The most ingenious casuist could not point out any essential distinction between the two cases. The History of Mary Prince A West Indian Slave
Whether, until a millenial golden mean is attained, this is better than our English bullying tone in the same sphere might be an interesting question for casuists. The Land of Contrasts A Briton's View of His American Kin
But no casuist ever realised more clearly than did Timothy Tosswill, the delicate distinctions which spread, web-like, between the spirit, and the letter, of a law. What Timmy Did
“Why, what else could you mean,” rejoined the little casuist, “by saying, ‘Bring us?’ Flowers from a Persian Garden and Other Papers
Imperial favor had not tarnished it, human ambitions had not employed and degraded it, nor had it been made into complex system by ingenious casuists. A Short History of France
It was an axiom of certain casuists, that "a piece of Samaritan bread is the flesh of swine." The Life of Jesus
Whatever the political casuist may determine on this case, the social being carries his own manual in the heart. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 2
Papal dispensations and decisions of Catholic casuists, especially in the order of the Jesuits, have startled the world by their moral perverseness. Luther Examined and Reexamined A Review of Catholic Criticism and a Plea for Revaluation
I intend to consult some learned casuist on this head. The History of Emily Montague
Therefore consumers are, without the help of casuists, troubled themselves and afflicted, when in Lent they empty chocolate cups. The Food of the Gods A Popular Account of Cocoa
Sir Walter Scott “leaves it to casuists to decide whether one contracting party is justified in breaking a solemn treaty upon the suspicion that in future contingencies it might be infringed by the other.” A Short History of Scotland
At popular elections the most rigorous casuists will remit a little of their severity. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 04 (of 12)
However casuists may argue, the world is agreed that a lie for saving life and even property under certain circumstances, and for screening the honour of a confiding woman, is not inexcusable. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18
Thinking that he could not swear to his having come by his money with absolute honesty—since indeed the case was one for the most subtle casuist—Israel knew not what to reply. Israel Potter
Beshrew me, 'tis a wary and subtle deceiver, this same casuist love. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1
Cupid is a casuist, A mystic, and a cabalist,— Can your lurking thought surprise, And interpret your device.... Handy Dictionary of Poetical Quotations
He opens his heart to our curé, who finds the case very embarrassing, and not venturing to decide it, refers him to casuists and lawyers. Diderot and the Encyclopædists (Vol 1 of 2)
The principal speaker himself is the most complex of Browning's casuists, a marvellously rich and many-hued piece of portraiture. Robert Browning
"Better say it so than not at all," replied the military casuist. Montcalm and Wolfe
Pray, sir, can you, or any lawyer, divine, or casuist, cawl this a bribe? The Man of the World (1792)
Speaking of confessors, if I were a casuist it seems to me I would try to invent new sins. Là-bas
Those noble and liberal casuists could discern in the differences, the quarrels, the animosities of men, a beauty and truth of moral feeling, no less than in the everlastingly inculcated duties of forgiveness and atonement. The Works of Charles Lamb in Four Volumes, Volume 4
Stephano and Trinculo, almost alone among Shakespeare's rascals, are drawn without geniality, and Sludge is the only one of Browning's "casuists" whom he treats with open scorn. Robert Browning
No high-perched, privileged and proud possessor Of lineal vantage he; Of perorating witchery no professor, Or casuist subtlety. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 101, October 17, 1891
Political casuists may exercise their skill in making the worse appear the better reason, still all honest minds have an intuitive perception that no human enactment which violates God's laws is worthy of respect. The Duty of Disobedience to the Fugitive Slave Act Anti-Slavery Tracts No. 9, An Appeal To The Legislators Of Massachusetts
Accordingly there is not a lady at Court, nor a banker in Lombard Street who is not verily persuaded that Captain Steele is the greatest scholar and best casuist of any man in England. Life And Letters Of John Gay (1685-1732)
One is not surprised to find among his poems that “heroical epistle of Sappho to Philaenis,” in which he makes himself the casuist of forbidden things. The Art of Letters
"They try to force an elephant through the eye of a needle," he sarcastically said of some of the French casuists. Chapters on Jewish Literature
Mr. Bickerstaff," said she, with some emotion, "you are an excellent casuist; but the last word destroyed your whole argument; if it is not self-denial, it is no virtue. The Tatler, Volume 1, 1899
Let theological casuists argue as they will, Christian hearts will shrink from thinking of Jesus as surrendering a fugitive slave; or of any of his apostles, unless it be Judas. The Duty of Disobedience to the Fugitive Slave Act Anti-Slavery Tracts No. 9, An Appeal To The Legislators Of Massachusetts
The city casuist might have smiled at the major premise—and laughed at the ingenuous conclusion. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 2, January, 1896
Therefore, having to do with people of all sorts and conditions, and of diverse nationalities, they need casuists suited to all this diversity. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 13 — Religion and Philosophy
This casuist, like all Browning's casuists, is given many noble outbursts and sincere moments, and therefore apparently the poem is called cynical. Robert Browning
Has any one so told the truth concerning the ex-seminarian, casuist, and marvellous prose writer of France? Promenades of an Impressionist
What casuist will find the heart to deny him so innocent a pleasure? The Collectors
Yet if brass buttons, a cork hat and a "billy" are the emblems of guardianship and probity, the country boy has the right argument on his side, and the casuist none at all. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 2, January, 1896
Sir,--I must now let you know what the good Jesuit father told me about the maxims of their casuists, with regard to the "point of honour" among gentlemen. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 13 — Religion and Philosophy
She would have made a good man of business—an acute lawyer—a fine casuist—a great divine. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 328, February, 1843
He was a strict observer of justice, which he seems never to have violated, but in that particular case, which political casuists are pleased to dispense with, where the dispute is about a crown. The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 10 Historical Writings
He had the capacity of the more genial sort of casuist for playing with subjects, even moral subjects, with the freedom, versatility, and ease that are proper to literature. Burke
Cupid is a casuist, A mystic and a cabalist,— Can your lurking thought surprise, And interpret your device. Poems Household Edition
From this principle you will easily see that if they had none but lax casuists they would defeat their chief purpose, which is to include the whole world. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 13 — Religion and Philosophy
But elect here they must, though the casuists     were out; Decide—hurry up—and throttle every doubt. John Marr and Other Poems
Prophet and casuist—Browning is both; and to each he will endeavour to be just; but his heart must give a casting vote, and this cannot be in favour of the casuist. Robert Browning
As clear an explanation as the shrewdest casuist could desire! The Water-Witch or, the Skimmer of the Seas
But, thought Des Esseintes, this sickly shamelessness often obstructed the inventive sallies of the casuist. Against the Grain
On the other hand, the vast number of their lax casuists are at the service of the innumerable multitude who seek the broad and easy way. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 13 — Religion and Philosophy
In morality it is one thing to discuss the niceties of the casuist, and another to direct the practice of common life. The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 04 The Adventurer; The Idler
Nor would it be just to overlook the fact that in three or four pages the poet asserts himself as more than the prudent casuist. Robert Browning
Certainly Christianity has no ambition to invade the provinces of the moralist or the casuist. English Prose A Series of Related Essays for the Discussion and Practice
Here am I arguing with myself like a very casuist!” Against the Grain
What a casuist is he, who dares pretend conscience for practising that which he knows and acknowledges to be wrong! The Grammar of English Grammars
I had not thought I entertained so close a casuist in Mr Henry Wilder. The Red Rover
The sword, father, is the best theologian, the best casuist. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 48, October, 1861
Why should not I content myself with so many great examples of deep divines, profound casuists, grave philosophers, who have written, not letters only, but whole tomes and voluminous treatises about nothing? The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 21, July, 1859
The hesitation of the orthodox casuists on this interesting subject, betrays the perplexity of men, unwilling to approve an institution which they were compelled to tolerate. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 1
He is to be read as a story-teller rather than as a poet, as a casuist rather than as a philosopher. Four Arthurian Romances
By their mere dumb presence in the world they cover with derision every argument that can be invented in favor of royalty by the most ingenious casuist. What Is Man? and Other Essays
To this feeling it was due that, even in the first years of the century, the Jesuit casuists had come to the rescue. History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom
Might I not, taking up the definitions of casuists, have clearly shown the cause of their contradictions and uncertainties, and supplied, at the same time, the inadequacies of their conclusions? What is Property?
"Dear Mrs. Vivian, you are a casuist, and this is a nice case." Confidence
He may perhaps be deemed too narrow a casuist, but we have repeated more than once that he was solidly burdened with a conscience. Roderick Hudson
"I am no casuist, sir," returned the youth; "but I feel that my father is entitled to my affection, and I would encounter greater risks to prove it to him in his old age." The Spy
How the knave solved my point of conscience!—the dullest of them is a special casuist where the question concerns profit. Woodstock; or, the Cavalier
P. Who shall decide, when doctors disagree, And soundest casuists doubt, like you and me? The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 2
Whether, considering their facilities for mastication, a landlord should not charge the members of a Dental Association double, is a question for casuists. Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 10, June 4, 1870
If the casuists in such cases should tell me this is what they mean by love, why then I am in love. Anna St. Ives
I am not casuist enough in these matters to understand the subtle distinction you make, with the true Percival emphasis, between loving and falling in love. Tales and Novels — Volume 03
Whether the conversion of wheat into flour can more properly be classed among manufactures or trade and commerce is a question for casuists to determine. Cleveland Past and Present Its Representative Men
My lord," replied the parasite, "I do not pretend to be any great casuist in these matters. Italian Letters, Vols. I and II The History of the Count de St. Julian
In spite of these feelings, he was very far from falling into those mistakes which casuists enumerate as the result of excess in gentleness and kindness. The Spirit of St. Francis de Sales
Children comprehend much and very rapidly if we can only refrain from explaining, but this slows down intuition, tends to make casuists and prigs and to enfeeble the ultimate vigor of reason. Youth: Its Education, Regimen, and Hygiene
He pondered the matter with all the keenness of the casuist, all the naïveté of the recluse. Eleanor
The vapid and irreflective reader may jump to the conclusion that Jimmy was a casuist, and ought to have been ashamed of himself. The Gem Collector
Perhaps it might be so for her, and yet not for me: I do not know; I am a poor casuist. The Portent & Other Stories
They were, however, ingenious casuists; and as they hurried along their return path, most of the party were satisfied that they had rather manifested a merciful interposition, than exercised any act of positive cruelty. The Wept of Wish-Ton-Wish
Cupid is a casuist,  A mystic, and a cabalist. The Isle of Unrest
"I scent the casuist," said the Friar, shaking his head. Gallantry Dizain des Fetes Galantes
The mathematician is only to be amused with intricate problems, the lawyer and the casuist with cases that try their subtilty, and occupy their judgment. An Essay on the History of Civil Society, Eighth Edition
He was no disputant, no doubter, no casuist; of the heights of mysticism, of the depths of infidelity, he knew nothing. Unitarianism in America
His instinct of self- indulgence had, however, made him so expert a casuist that he was able to silence all inner misgivings by arguing that the demands of art were above all other laws. The Philistines
The Parisian casuists looked for another sort of equality, an equality based on loss of virtue, saying that women should come to marriage as besmirched as men,—the right to take lovers. Jean Christophe: in Paris The Market-Place, Antoinette, the House
Unquestionably the form which the healing took was intended by our Lord to bring into prominence the very point which these pedantic casuists laid hold of. Expositions of Holy Scripture St. John Chapters I to XIV
The casuist, for the most part, considers the practice of his own age and condition as a standard for mankind. An Essay on the History of Civil Society, Eighth Edition
Upon the whole, the question was a nice one for a casuist; and if there had not been a day to spare, duty to his country must have overridden private faith. Springhaven : a Tale of the Great War
Were the Jesuitical casuists possibly right in some slight, shadowy sort? The Minister's Charge
Indeed, there are few social casuists in England who would decide, without great hesitation and anxiety, that any English-speaking man was a gentleman who did not take a daily bath. Reflections and Comments 1865-1895
The following verse in justification of perjury, and in which the reservatio mentalis of the casuists seems to be substantially expressed, is well known: The tongue swore, but the mind was unsworn. Lectures on Dramatic Art and Literature
"There is a natural rectitude in your heart," said Cecilia, "that the ablest casuists could not mend." Cecilia; Or, Memoirs of an Heiress — Volume 2
Now, this affair of getting the key was not one for me to judge, since Ihad been a chief actor in it, but rather for some acute and learned casuist. The Purple Land
So say the old casuists, of whom I have read enough—some would say too much; but they do not satisfy me. Two Years Ago, Volume I
To be sure, Miss Rawlins learnedly said, playing with her fan, a casuist would give it, that the matrimonial vow ought to supercede any other obligation. Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 5
But Lee was no casuist or politician; he was a soldier. A Life of Gen. Robert E. Lee
He was a gigantic crank,--an arch-Jesuit, indifferent to means so long as he could bring about his end; and he became not merely a casuist, but a dictatorial and arrogant politician. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 12 American Leaders
Shall we suffer, when we have the power to prevent it, a pandemonium of scoffers and infidels and sentimental casuists to run riot in the city which is intrusted to us to guard? Beacon Lights of History, Volume 04 Imperial Antiquity
"You are getting beyond me: but why do you not apply a little of the worldly wisdom which these same casuists taught you?" Two Years Ago, Volume I
But in truth your thoroughbred casuist is apt to be very little of a Christian. The History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic — Volume 3
Such was the idea of solicitation entertained by these reverend casuists! The History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic — Volume 2
Some of the more orthodox casuists doubted the validity of such a bull. The History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic — Volume 1
A knight-errant ought to understand the sciences, to be master of ethics or morality, to be well versed in theology, a complete casuist, and minutely acquainted with the laws of his country. The Adventures of Sir Launcelot Greaves
A tripping casuist, who veers by others' breath, and gets on to information by tacking between the two sides—like a hoy, not made to go straight before the wind. Memoirs of the Life of the Rt. Hon. Richard Brinsley Sheridan — Volume 01
“Then—keep on going!” answered the latter, who was a casuist. The Social Cancer
The bulwark which Revelation erected between the passions and the soul is levelled first; and then that instinctive rule of right which the modern casuist denominates the citadel of virtue falls of course. Thaddeus of Warsaw
Every reader of Pascal's Provincial Letters will remember Escobar, the famous casuist of the Jesuits, whose convenient devices for the relaxation of the moral law have there been made famous. On the Study of Words
We shall leave casuists to determine how far she resembled any other believers in this particular, and proceed directly with the matter before us. The Prairie
Thus we see how this very case of Jaffa had been Settled by Pagan and Mahometan casuists, where courage and generosity happened to be habitually prevalent. Theological Essays and Other Papers — Volume 1
What is the church? is a question upon which all the subtilty of jesuitic schoolmen and casuists has been exhausted, to mystify and mislead the honest inquirer in every age. Works of John Bunyan — Volume 02
He was no subtle casuist, and found himself without words to reply. The Silver Horde
Philosophers, too, some of them were, acute reasoners, sophists, casuists. The Fool Errant Being the Memoirs of Francis-Anthony Strelley, Esq., Citizen of Lucca
And Satan finally turned casuist and sought to prove that, without betraying the secret, he could still send away the servant on some pretext, or even with none. Stories by Foreign Authors: Italian
"Ah, you're a casuist!" said the large man, wagging his head. The Ball and the Cross
If this Hibernian casuist is smitten enough with his own miscarriage to preserve it in a magazine phial, I shall certainly not answer it, not even by this couplet which is suggested: The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 4
I ask the wisest lawyers, the ablest casuists, the warmest patriots; for I mean honestly. Letters from an American Farmer
Perhaps I am too little of a casuist to maintain that the lady will not be gratified by your efforts to gain her esteem. The Fool Errant Being the Memoirs of Francis-Anthony Strelley, Esq., Citizen of Lucca
The camel was offered as a gift, but Mohammed insisted upon paying its price, because, say the Moslem casuists, he being engaged in the work of God would receive no aid from man. Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volume 1
"Now, do you know what I always say to casuists...?" The Ball and the Cross
You see what a casuist I am in ceremony; I leave the question more perplexed than I found it. The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 1
He is a moral casuist, the opposite of the Christian, stoical, ready-made, and worldly system of morals. Percy Bysshe Shelley
So love, the casuist, argued; and during those first months, when happiness seemed at last its own justification, Fulvia lived in every fibre. The Valley of Decision
Each must be her own casuist, and without any criterion save what she can establish by her own experience. The Emancipated
The ethics of my answer I leave to the casuist. The Red Planet
I thought every man who loved me truly would act in the same manner; and, whether I am right or wrong in my conjectures, I leave wiser casuists to judge. The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle
This was the cry of honesty; not the counsel of a casuist. Monsieur Lecoq
Was this shrewd casuist only bringing him by a roundabout way to principles he would not have cared to avow? Gaston de Latour; an unfinished romance
Arheetoo, the casuist alluded to, though a member of the church, and extremely conscientious about what Sabbath he kept, was more liberal in other matters. Omoo
‘Ah—it is a point for a casuist!’ she said. The Hand of Ethelberta
But I am accounted something of a casuist. The Strolling Saint; being the confessions of the high and mighty Agostino D'Anguissola, tyrant of Mondolfo and Lord of Carmina in the state of Piacenza
But to justify the ways of providence respecting them, by pointing out some irrefragable reason for thus making such a large portion of mankind accountable and not accountable, would puzzle the subtlest casuist. Vindication of the Rights of Woman
It would have required a casuist to decide whether his answer should depend upon his conviction, or upon the family ties of such a questioner. A Laodicean : a Story of To-day
Gregory, what a casuist you might have been had not nature made you a villain! The Tavern Knight
For myself, and for the real comfort and satisfaction of the thing, I had rather have been Jan Steen, or Gerard Dow, than the greatest casuist or philologer that ever lived. Table Talk Essays on Men and Manners
That, after the "Hag" failed to make her appearance, he should "strike a lead" in his own house, without the trouble of "prospectin'," seemed to these casuists as a wonderful but inevitable law. Tales of the Argonauts
Oh no; it was a great bench of priests and monks—profoundly leaned and astute casuists—renowned professors of theology! Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc — Volume 1
"And how do you know," demanded Hamlin savagely, bending his black eyes on the astounded casuist,—"how do you know that the gal hezn't put down a stake?" The Twins of Table Mountain
"Where are your wits, O casuist?" he cried mockingly. The Tavern Knight
Only miserable casuists will ask whether this was fair play on Madeleine's part; whether flattery so gross cost her conscience no twinge, and whether any woman can without self-abasement be guilty of such shameless falsehood. Democracy, an American novel
These learned casuists pronounced the Declaration unobjectionable in a religious point of view. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 4
No casuist, however severe, has denied that it may be a duty to give what it is a crime to take. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 3
I shall leave the question with the casuists, however; only observing, that what I have written will not avail either the professed duellist, or him who is the aggressor in a dispute of honour. Guy Mannering
He welcomes insurrection because, through it, the people recover their sovereignty with no limitations.—Moreover, as with casuists, "the end justifies the means." The French Revolution - Volume 2
More than that, we become casuists, we learn to be Jesuitical and for a time maybe we can soothe ourselves, we can persuade ourselves that it is one's duty for a good object. Crime and Punishment
Another casuist, somewhat less austere, pronounced that a government, wrongful in its origin, might become a settled government after the lapse of a century. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 4
A more childish expedient than that to which he now resorted is not to be found in all the tones of the casuists. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 3
Holt was a casuist, both dexterous and learned, and presented the case between the English church and his own in such a way that those who granted his premises ought certainly to allow his conclusions. The History of Henry Esmond, Esq. A Colonel in the Service of Her Majesty Queen Anne
Look here, Van; I'm no casuist," said Stanton with a shrug; "but I can detect a flaw in your philosophy at once. A Face Illumined
It was impossible to deny that Roman Catholic casuists of great eminence had written in defence of equivocation, of mental reservation, of perjury, and even of assassination. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 2
It was well known also that the most distinguished Catholic casuists had written largely in defence of regicide, of mental reservation, and of equivocation. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1
Do not flatter yourselves that the ingenuity of lawgivers will ever devise an oath which the ingenuity of casuists will not evade. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 3
Trust a girl's simple heart sooner than any casuist of your Church, however learned he may be. The Marble Faun - Volume 2 The Romance of Monte Beni
This obscure statement was however apparently understood, for the casuist lapsed into silent security. By Shore and Sedge
What casuist, what lawyer, has ever been able nicely to mark the limits of the right of selfdefence? The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 2
Dr. Nares, whose simplicity passes that of any casuist with whom we are acquainted, vindicates his hero by assuring us that this was not superstition, but pure unmixed hypocrisy. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1
The cunning casuists there put the assumption underlying the question and the admission underlying the answer together. Ben-Hur; a tale of the Christ
It is a subject of speculation among the political casuists. The Writings of Samuel Adams - Volume 4
There was no better pastor in Edinburgh in his day than dear Sir Henry was; and yet, at the same time, everybody knows what an incomparable ecclesiastical casuist Sir Henry was.  Bunyan Characters (1st Series)
She died a patriot, bequeathing a fountain of wine to the champions of an exiled king; he died a casuist, setting crabbed problems to the Ordinary. A Book of Scoundrels
These casuists were precisely nine in number; they all had the same thought. The Red Inn
A. No, only inasmuch as it tends to destroy life and health which, by the avowal of those same casuists, we derive from God himself. The Ruins, or, Meditation on the Revolutions of Empires and the Law of Nature
The rivalry of interests is here too intense; it impairs the affections, and occasions speculations both in morals and politics, which, I much suspect, it would puzzle a casuist to prove blameless.  The Ayrshire Legatees, or, the Pringle family
He was, then, as punctual as the Samaritan woman, and the most rigorous casuist with regard to duels could have nothing to say. The Three Musketeers
The shiftiest excuse would have brought solace to a breaking heart and conviction to a casuist brain. A Book of Scoundrels
But with all the ardour of a neophyte and the pride of an apt learner I was at that time a great nautical casuist. The Mirror of the Sea
Q. Pleasure, then, is not an evil, a sin, as casuists pretend? The Ruins, or, Meditation on the Revolutions of Empires and the Law of Nature
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