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... Nature " did not much mend his dislike . In 1748 he removed to Edinburgh , and then became acquainted with most of the cel- ebrated men of the day . Glasgow offered him the Professorship of Logic ; but he soon exchanged it for that of ...
... Nature " did not much mend his dislike . In 1748 he removed to Edinburgh , and then became acquainted with most of the cel- ebrated men of the day . Glasgow offered him the Professorship of Logic ; but he soon exchanged it for that of ...
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... nature of respiration and transpiration . In 1776 he had materially aided Turgot , who had requested him to superintend the manufacture of gunpowder , by increasing the explosive force of the compound one fourth . In 1791 the national ...
... nature of respiration and transpiration . In 1776 he had materially aided Turgot , who had requested him to superintend the manufacture of gunpowder , by increasing the explosive force of the compound one fourth . In 1791 the national ...
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... nature of those literary occupations ; or , finally , to the peculiarities of French society - affording , as it does , daily occupation too easy to weary , and pleasing relaxation too temperate to cloy ? haps partly to each of the ...
... nature of those literary occupations ; or , finally , to the peculiarities of French society - affording , as it does , daily occupation too easy to weary , and pleasing relaxation too temperate to cloy ? haps partly to each of the ...
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... Nature prescribes , but as far as the seventh degree of collateral consanguinity ; and in addition to this came innumerable degrees of affinity , arising out of the sacraments of baptism and mat- rimony . Hence " history is full of ...
... Nature prescribes , but as far as the seventh degree of collateral consanguinity ; and in addition to this came innumerable degrees of affinity , arising out of the sacraments of baptism and mat- rimony . Hence " history is full of ...
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... nature when he finds the illustrious author of Utopia the abettor of persecution , extorting con- fessions of heresy by torture , and consigning men to the stake for their conscientious opinions , add- ing the bitterness of a defeated ...
... nature when he finds the illustrious author of Utopia the abettor of persecution , extorting con- fessions of heresy by torture , and consigning men to the stake for their conscientious opinions , add- ing the bitterness of a defeated ...
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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.