[229] In what prayers do men allow themselves to indulge?
"Prayer is the soul's sincere desire,
Uttered or unexpressed,
The motion of a hidden fire
That trembles in the breast."
Montgomery, What is Prayer?
[231] Caratach (Caractacus) is a historical character in Fletcher's (1576-1625) tragedy of Bonduca (Boadicea).
[232] Zoroaster, a Persian philosopher, founder of the ancient Persian religion. He flourished long before the Christian era.
[233] "Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die."—Exodus, xx. 19. Compare also the parallel passage in Deuteronomy, v. 25-27.
[234] John Locke. (See note [18].)
[235] Lavoisier (1743-1794), celebrated French chemical philosopher, discoverer of the composition of water.
[236] James Hutton (1726-1797), great Scotch geologist, author of the Theory of the Earth.
[237] Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832), English philosopher, jurist, and legislative reformer.