Lives, Characters, and an Address to PosterityJ. Duncan, 1833 - 386 ページ |
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... writer , asked , and obtained permission , from Mr. Knox , to republish in London , the lives , & c . , accom- panied by those prefaces . Circumstances inevitably postponed the fulfilment of this purpose ; but they only postponed it ...
... writer , asked , and obtained permission , from Mr. Knox , to republish in London , the lives , & c . , accom- panied by those prefaces . Circumstances inevitably postponed the fulfilment of this purpose ; but they only postponed it ...
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... writer's fortune , often to be in his company , with some of the most remarkable persons of the past and pass- ing age . It was on such occasions , that his genius pre - eminently shone forth . It is little to say , that he never failed ...
... writer's fortune , often to be in his company , with some of the most remarkable persons of the past and pass- ing age . It was on such occasions , that his genius pre - eminently shone forth . It is little to say , that he never failed ...
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... writing was to be expected , from a genius , that had learned to manage for itself . He was persuaded , that religious sentiment was the true element of genius . Burke never shone with so much brightness , as in the sphere of religion ...
... writing was to be expected , from a genius , that had learned to manage for itself . He was persuaded , that religious sentiment was the true element of genius . Burke never shone with so much brightness , as in the sphere of religion ...
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... writer has viewed them a thousand times , .. such as , at this moment , they seem to rise before him ! But , had he no imperfections , no weaknesses , no infirmities ? Reader , what human being is without them ? But his were such , as ...
... writer has viewed them a thousand times , .. such as , at this moment , they seem to rise before him ! But , had he no imperfections , no weaknesses , no infirmities ? Reader , what human being is without them ? But his were such , as ...
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... too much to say , that no piece of human writing more truly deserves to be familiarized to every eye , and to be engraven on every heart . Dublin , Nov. 17. 1803 . PREFACE TO THE SECOND DUBLIN EDITION . In offering to.
... too much to say , that no piece of human writing more truly deserves to be familiarized to every eye , and to be engraven on every heart . Dublin , Nov. 17. 1803 . PREFACE TO THE SECOND DUBLIN EDITION . In offering to.
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263 ページ - But if our Gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: in whom the God of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious Gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.
332 ページ - For men have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge, sometimes upon a natural curiosity and inquisitive appetite; sometimes to entertain their minds with variety and delight ; sometimes for ornament and reputation ; and sometimes to enable them to victory of wit and contradiction ; and most times for lucre and profession ; and seldom sincerely to give a true account of their gift of reason, to the benefit and use of men...
386 ページ - The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.
xvii ページ - GOD, from whom all holy desires, all good counsels, and all just works do proceed : Give unto thy servants that peace which the world cannot give ; that both our hearts may be set to obey thy commandments, and also that by thee we, being defended from the fear of our enemies, may pass our time in rest and quietness, through the merits of Jesus Christ our Saviour.
lxiv ページ - Thus saith the Lord, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and yc shall find rest for your souls.
xiii ページ - For the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God, neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
liii ページ - But let my due feet never fail To walk the studious cloister's pale, And love the high embowed roof, With antique pillars massy proof, And storied windows, richly dight, Casting a dim religious light.
385 ページ - What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good? 275 Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile. Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
16 ページ - So if a man's wit be wandering, let him study the mathematics; for in demonstrations, if his wit be called away never so little, he must begin again.
332 ページ - ... as if there were sought in knowledge a couch whereupon to rest a searching and restless spirit, or a terrace for a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down with a fair prospect, or a tower of state for a proud mind to raise itself upon, or a fort or commanding ground for strife and contention, or a shop for profit and sale ; and not a rich store-house for the glory of the Creator and the relief of man's estate.