Elements of General Knowledge: Introductory to Useful Books in the Principal Branches of Literature and Science : Designed Chiefly for the Junior Students in the Universities, and the Higher Classes in Schools, 1. köidePrinted at the Press of H. Maxwell, for F. Nichols, Philadelphia, 1805 |
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... respect to which I think I may be allowed to assert some claims to no- velty . For many of my remarks on the Greek Lan- guage I am indebted principally to my own observa- tions upon its nature and comparative merits ; the History of ...
... respect to which I think I may be allowed to assert some claims to no- velty . For many of my remarks on the Greek Lan- guage I am indebted principally to my own observa- tions upon its nature and comparative merits ; the History of ...
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... respect to the wonders of his power , and the dispensation of his Pro- vidence — when we view him by the clear light of the Christian Revelation , not only as the Maker and Go- vernor of the universe , but as the Father of the Saviour ...
... respect to the wonders of his power , and the dispensation of his Pro- vidence — when we view him by the clear light of the Christian Revelation , not only as the Maker and Go- vernor of the universe , but as the Father of the Saviour ...
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... respects a degree of felicity , which exceeds our utmost powers of conception , and a situation of plea- sure and delight without alloy , and without end — It re- lates to a state of existence , when the spirits of the just will be made ...
... respects a degree of felicity , which exceeds our utmost powers of conception , and a situation of plea- sure and delight without alloy , and without end — It re- lates to a state of existence , when the spirits of the just will be made ...
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... respect , were so nearly connected with the subject of their writings , or possessed such ample means of genuine information . Any one of the Evangelists was perfectly well qualified to record the History of Christ , and to satisfy us ...
... respect , were so nearly connected with the subject of their writings , or possessed such ample means of genuine information . Any one of the Evangelists was perfectly well qualified to record the History of Christ , and to satisfy us ...
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... respect diminished — he preserves the same air of mildness and dignity , and appears in the same highly venerable light as the Saviour of the world , who submits to an ignoble station , and conceals his majesty in an humble garb , for ...
... respect diminished — he preserves the same air of mildness and dignity , and appears in the same highly venerable light as the Saviour of the world , who submits to an ignoble station , and conceals his majesty in an humble garb , for ...
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Page 38 - The end then of learning is to repair the ruins of our first parents by regaining to know God aright, and out of that knowledge to love him, to imitate him, to be like him, as we may the nearest by possessing our souls of true virtue, which being united to the heavenly grace of faith, makes up the highest perfection.
Page 23 - ... her the cities which he set in flames, the countries which he ravaged and destroyed, and the miserable distress of all the inhabitants of the earth.
Page 31 - Some Passages of the Life and Death of John Earl of Rochester ;" which the critic ought to read for its elegance, the philosopher for its arguments, and the saint for its piety.
Page 379 - Shakes off the dust, and rears his reverend head. Then sculpture and her sister-arts revive ; Stones leap'd to form, and rocks began to live; With sweeter notes each rising temple rung; A Raphael painted, and a Vida sung.
Page 119 - Dryden saw very early that closeness best preserved an author's sense, and that freedom best exhibited his spirit ; he therefore will deserve the highest praise, who can give a representation at once faithful and pleasing, who can convey the same thoughts with the same graces, and who, when he translates changes nothing but the language.
Page 228 - I have regularly and attentively perused these Holy Scriptures, and am of opinion that this volume, independently of its divine origin, contains more true sublimity, more exquisite beauty, more pure morality, more important history, and finer strains of poetry and eloquence, than can be collected from all other books, in whatever age or language they may have been written.
Page 214 - And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled which were written in the law of Moses, and in the Prophets, and in the Psalms concerning me.