Letter

 1 I   |       thee, only tell me." "Sir," said I to him, bending forwards
 2 I   |         Huguenots. "My dear sir," said I, "were you ever baptized?" "
 3 I   |           my brethren." "Zounds!" said I to him, "you are not Christians,
 4 I   |          a Christian." "Heavens!" said I, shocked at his impiety, "
 5 I   |   ceremonies." "O unaccountable!" said I: "what! baptism a Jewish
 6 I   |      mankind. Thus the forerunner said, 'I indeed baptise you with
 7 I   |         not the honour to be so," said I. "Well, friend," continued
 8 I   |       waived the subject.~"Well", said I to him, "what sort of
 9 I   |          he. "How! no communion?" said I. "Only that spiritual
10 I   |          in the Gospel. "Excuse," said he, "my ignorance, for I
11 I   |    contempt of others. "Confess," said he, "that it was very difficult
12 I   |        head, and at the same time said 'thee' and 'thou' to thee.
13 II  |       babbling? "We are obliged," said he, "to suffer it, because
14 II  |          have, then, no priests?" said I to him. "No, no, friend,"
15 II  |      mother and the babe. God has said, 'Freely you have received,
16 II  |          it is possible for you," said I, with some warmth, "to
17 II  |        perceive it." "Why, this," said I, "is Malebranche's doctrine
18 II  | acquainted with thy Malebranche," said he; "he had something of
19 III |     counsels. "Thou hast tasted," said he to the King at the close
20 IV  |          him with his hat on, and said, "Friend, I am very glad
21 VII |     reason: "Since your majesty," said he, "is angry when your
22 XII |         You resemble the angels," said the Marquis to him; "we
23 XIV |           sun, which in France is said to have nothing to do in
24 XIV |           fancy; and it is justly said, that the man of Descartes
25 XV  |      nothing mysterious in it. He said to himself, that from what
26 XV  |           highest mountains, why, said Sir Isaac, may not this
27 XV  |        water ascend in pumps, and said, 'the water rises because
28 XVI |            But what would he have said had it been proved to him
29 XVII| astronomer in that age would have said that the vernal equinox
30 XIX |          and of which it might be said, that the whole city of