On Books and the Housing of Them by W. E. (William Ewart) Gladstone
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This Etext prepared by Charles Hall chall@rtpnet.org ON BOOKS AND THE HOUSING OF THEM BY William Ewart Gladstone (1809-1898) In the old age of his intellect (which at this point seemed to taste a little of decrepitude), Strauss declared [1] that the doctrine of immortality has recently lost the assistance of a passable argument, inasmuch as it has been discovered that the stars are inhabited; for where, he asks, could room now be found for such a multitude of souls? Again, in view of the current estimates of prospective population for this earth, some people have begun to entertain alarm for the probable condition of |
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