Prince Albert's golden precepts: or, The opinions and maxims of ... the prince consort, selected from his addresses, etcSampson Low & Company, 1862 - 133 pages |
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... whilst the former is an unarrestable move- ment towards the fountain of truth , caring little for cherished authorities or sentiments , but con- tinually progressing ; feeling no false shame at her shortcomings , but , on the contrary ...
... whilst the former is an unarrestable move- ment towards the fountain of truth , caring little for cherished authorities or sentiments , but con- tinually progressing ; feeling no false shame at her shortcomings , but , on the contrary ...
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... WHILST formerly the great mental energies strove at universal knowledge , and that knowledge was confined to the few , now they are directed on specialities , and in these , again , even to the minutest points ; but the knowledge ...
... WHILST formerly the great mental energies strove at universal knowledge , and that knowledge was confined to the few , now they are directed on specialities , and in these , again , even to the minutest points ; but the knowledge ...
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... Whilst his impulse drove him to foster progress , his sagacious mind and great experience showed him how easily the whole machinery of a state and of society is deranged , and how important , but how difficult also , it is to direct its ...
... Whilst his impulse drove him to foster progress , his sagacious mind and great experience showed him how easily the whole machinery of a state and of society is deranged , and how important , but how difficult also , it is to direct its ...
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... whilst constantly progressing , has still preserved the integrity of her constitution from the earliest times , and has been protected from wild schemes whose chief charm lies in their novelty , whilst around us we have seen unfortu ...
... whilst constantly progressing , has still preserved the integrity of her constitution from the earliest times , and has been protected from wild schemes whose chief charm lies in their novelty , whilst around us we have seen unfortu ...
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... whilst facts are " objective " and belong to everybody- they remain the same facts at all times and under all circumstances : they can be proved ; they have to be proved , and when proved , are finally settled . It is with facts only ...
... whilst facts are " objective " and belong to everybody- they remain the same facts at all times and under all circumstances : they can be proved ; they have to be proved , and when proved , are finally settled . It is with facts only ...
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advantage agricultural ALBERT'S GOLDEN PRECEPTS ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT Almighty amongst April 18 attention become benevolent blessings British Association capital cause census character Christianity City of Aberdeen civilization collection common condition confidence CRADLE OF POLITICAL CREATE NEW SCIENCES direct discovery Divine Domestic Servants duty Edinburgh National Gallery efforts enable England established evil exertions Exhibition of 1851 existence feeling further give Government gratifying Grimsby happiness highest honour hope human important individual industry influence interest JOHN Bibl Bodl jubilee knowledge laws master means meeting ment Metropolitan Cattle Market mind moral nature noble object observations October 25 opinion peace peculiar political sciences position present PRINCE CONSORT principle production progress prosperity pulse pursuits recognise religious rendered require Royal sacred schools scientific SIR ROBERT PEEL Society Sovereign spirit STARTLING FACTS statistical science subjects tion truth unity vast whilst whole Windsor Castle