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“It is quite certain that, if from childhood men were to begin to follow the first intimations of conscience, honestly to obey them and carry them out into act, the power of conscience would be so strengthened and improved within them, that it would soon become, what it evidently is intended to be, "a connecting principle between the creature and the Creator."”

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John Campbell Shairp

John Campbell Shairp, a British literary critic, was born on July 30, 1819, and died on September 18, 1885. He had a profound impact on the field of literary criticism, particularly known for his critical insights into poetry and drama. more

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