1779

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Newton, John. 'Faith's Review and Expectation." Olney Hymns. London: W. Oliver, 1779.

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Johnson, Samuel. Quoted in journal entry, written by James Boswell. 7 Apr. 1779.

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Johnson, Samuel. Quoted in The Life of Samuel Johnson, written by James Boswell, edited by David Womersley. Penguin Classics, 2008.

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Jefferson, Thomas. A Bill for Establishing Religious Freedom. 18 June 1779.

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Jefferson, Thomas. "An Act for Establishing Religious Freedom, 1779." The Life and Selected Writings of Thomas Jefferson: Including the Autobiography, The Declaration of Independence & His Public and Private Letters, edited by Adrienne Koch and William Peden. Modern Library, 1998.

I am convinced that a person doesn't only love himself in others, he also hates himself in others.

Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

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Lichtenberg, Georg Christoph. Journal "F." c. 1779.

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Lichtenberg, Georg Christoph. "Notebook F 1776-1779." The Waste Books, translated by R. J. Hollingdale. NYRB Classics, 2000.

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Sheridan, Richard Brinsley. The Critic. 1779, Drury Lane Theatre, London, England, UK, act 2, sc. 1.

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Cowper, William. "Light Shining out of Darkness." Twenty-six Letters on Religious Subjects; to which are added Hymns. London: J. and W. Oliver, 1774.

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Cowper, William. "Light Shining out of Darkness." William Cowper's Olney Hymns. Curiosmith, 2009.

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Sheridan, Richard Brinsley. The Critic. 1779, Drury Lane Theatre, London, England, UK, act 1, sc. 2.

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Johnson, Samuel. "Cowley." Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets. London, c. 1779.

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Johnson, Samuel. "Cowley." The Lives of the Poets: A Selection, edited by Roger Lonsdale. Oxford University Press, 2009.

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Sheridan, Richard Brinsley. The Critic. 1779, Drury Lane Theatre, London, England, UK, act 1, sc. 1.