Dorothy Osborne Quote

Dr Taylor…says there is a great advantage to be gained in resigning up one's will to the command of another, because the same action which in itself is wholly indifferent if done upon our own choice, becomes an act of duty and religion if done in obedience to the command of any person whom nature, the laws, or our selves have given a power over us.


letter to William Temple, 19 February 1654


Dr Taylor…says there is a great advantage to be gained in resigning up one's will to the command of another, because the same action which in...

Dr Taylor…says there is a great advantage to be gained in resigning up one's will to the command of another, because the same action which in...

Dr Taylor…says there is a great advantage to be gained in resigning up one's will to the command of another, because the same action which in...

Dr Taylor…says there is a great advantage to be gained in resigning up one's will to the command of another, because the same action which in...