Record Number: 12970
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'A much greater man than Rousseau says, "The only remedy for the infectious disease of Fanaticism, is a philosophical temper, which spreading through society, at length softens manners, and obviates the excesses of the distemper; for whenever it get ground, the best way is to fly from it and stay till the air is purified. The laws and religion are no preservative against this mental pestilence; religion so far from being a salutary aliment in these cases, in infected brains becomes poison" (Lackington continues to quote 2 further paragraphs).
Century:1700-1799
Date:unknown
Country:England
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Type of Experience(Reader):
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(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:31 Aug 1746
Socio-Economic Group:Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder
Bookseller rising socially
Bookseller
Religion:lapsed Methodist
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:(possibly) The Philosophical Dictionary for the pocket, Written in French by a society of men of letters and translated into English
Genre:Philosophy
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailspossibly (London, 1765) p. 152 section on Fanaticism
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:12970
Source:James Lackington
Editor:n/a
Title:Memoirs of the Forty Five First Years of The Life James Lackington
Place of Publication:London, Temple of the Muses
Date of Publication:1794
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Page:283
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
James Lackington, Memoirs of the Forty Five First Years of The Life James Lackington (London, Temple of the Muses, 1794), p. 283, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=12970, accessed: 18 April 2024
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