Among ridiculous conceits may be selected _par excellence_, the
thought of a celebrated Abbé--"that the heart of man being triangular,
and the world spherical in form, it was evident that all worldly
greatness could not fill the heart of man." The same person concluded,
"that since among the Hebrews the same word expresses death and life,
(a point only making the difference,) it was therefore plain that
there was little difference between life and death." The chief
objection to this is, that _no_ one Hebrew word signifies life and
death.
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