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... learned words prevailed gled matter of praise and censure . Dogmatic he throughout ; and a fondness for balanced periods most assuredly was , and often dogmatically wrong ; was its special characteristic . But there was often as often ...
... learned words prevailed gled matter of praise and censure . Dogmatic he throughout ; and a fondness for balanced periods most assuredly was , and often dogmatically wrong ; was its special characteristic . But there was often as often ...
Side 12
... learned continental scholars ; and among others , one whose pursuits were anal- ogous to his own , Quesnay . He returned to England ; and in 1766 his celebrated work , “ The Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations ...
... learned continental scholars ; and among others , one whose pursuits were anal- ogous to his own , Quesnay . He returned to England ; and in 1766 his celebrated work , “ The Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations ...
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... learned , honored names , which I delight to bring into contrast with the neglectful tutors of Gibbon , ) bear no more resemblance to that illustrious seat of learning in his time , than the Cambridge of the Aireys , the Herschells ...
... learned , honored names , which I delight to bring into contrast with the neglectful tutors of Gibbon , ) bear no more resemblance to that illustrious seat of learning in his time , than the Cambridge of the Aireys , the Herschells ...
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... learned and phil- There grew up , by slow degrees , a conviction of " that sacred truth , which superstition and sophistry have endeavored to eradicate from the heart of man - that no tyrannical government can be founded on a Divine ...
... learned and phil- There grew up , by slow degrees , a conviction of " that sacred truth , which superstition and sophistry have endeavored to eradicate from the heart of man - that no tyrannical government can be founded on a Divine ...
Side 20
... learned Greeks , bear- ing with them the classical treasures of antiquity , settled in Italy , which became the chief point of attraction to all the learned of the west . The highest ecclesiastical authorities were so enthusi- astic ...
... learned Greeks , bear- ing with them the classical treasures of antiquity , settled in Italy , which became the chief point of attraction to all the learned of the west . The highest ecclesiastical authorities were so enthusi- astic ...
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Side 17 - I took several turns in a berceau, or covered walk of acacias, which commands a prospect of the country, the lake, and the mountains. The air was temperate, the sky was serene, the silver orb of the moon was reflected from the waters, and all nature was silent. I will not dissemble the first emotions of joy on the recovery of my freedom, and, perhaps, the establishment of my fame.
Side 17 - After laying down my pen, I took several turns in a berceau, or covered walk of acacias, which commands a prospect of the country, the lake, and the mountains. The air was temperate, the sky was serene, the silver orb of the moon was reflected from the waters, and all nature was silent.
Side 254 - ... that by labour and intent study (which I take to be my portion in this life) joined with the strong propensity of nature, I might perhaps leave something so written to aftertimes, as they should not willingly let it die.
Side 199 - Look thou upon me, and be merciful unto me, as thou usest to do -unto those that love thy name. 133 Order my steps in thy word : and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.
Side 66 - I am lord of the fowl and the brute. 0 Solitude ! where are the charms That sages have seen in thy face ? Better dwell in the midst of alarms Than reign in this horrible place. 1 am out of humanity's reach, I must finish my journey alone, Never hear the sweet music of speech, I start at the sound of my own. The beasts that roam over the plain My form with indifference see ; They are so unacquainted with man, Their tameness is shocking to me.
Side 268 - Upon the whole, I have always considered him, both in his lifetime and since his death, as approaching as nearly to the idea of a perfectly wise and virtuous man as perhaps the nature of human frailty will permit.
Side 181 - OH, to be in England Now that April's there, And whoever wakes in England Sees, some morning, unaware, That the lowest boughs and the brushwood sheaf Round the elm-tree bole are in tiny leaf, While the chaffinch sings on the orchard bough In England - now...
Side 257 - The square of the hypothenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides ; as, 5033 402+302.
Side 177 - Memory and her siren daughters, but by devout prayer to that eternal Spirit, who can enrich with all utterance and knowledge, and sends out his seraphim, with the hallowed fire of his altar, to touch and purify the lips of whom he pleases.
Side 196 - Godliness is profitable unto all things, having the promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.