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of the consistency of batter pudding 1 , their flesh, to 

 say the least of it, flabby their complexion colour- 

 less, and their stomachs as a rule derano-ed. 



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Finally, they are dead to the interests, amusements, 

 and occupations of their fellow creatures. They 

 delig'ht not in the thing's men seem intended to 

 delig'ht in, and they mourn not at the thing's men 

 seem intended to mourn at. Now what must we 

 think of such people. Men with the savag'e qualities 

 of brutes are called inhuman. So these strange 



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being's without the human qualities of men, should 

 they not be called non-human. And if non-human, 

 what can be the value of their opinions about human 

 matters ? 



Then about Utilitarians. They think they 

 account for every thing- about rig-ht and wrong;, by 

 " greatest happiness to greatest numbers" as text, 

 and numerous, and I regret to say, dry sermons 

 upon it. But how about the passion for g-ood nnd 

 rig"ht that all people oug'ht to have, that many un- 

 doubtedly do have, and that great numbers have in a 

 more or less diluted form. Where did this come 

 from ? Why do they not tell us that. Perhaps, 

 because they do not know what it means ; because 

 they themselves have none of it. Now the accusa- 

 tion of not having" a conscience is rather a serious 



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one. And yet an observer of human nature, cannot 

 doubt that many men have none to speak of. And 

 these are often very well behaved and reasoning' 

 clever people. They are much too passionless, 



