The Works of the Rev. Isaac Watts D.D. in Nine Volumes, Volume 8 |
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... lives , and every moment of our existence we may be adding some thing to our intellectual treasures thereby , except ... live at the same time when we do , that is , our neighbours and contem- poraries : but our knowledge is much more ...
... lives , and every moment of our existence we may be adding some thing to our intellectual treasures thereby , except ... live at the same time when we do , that is , our neighbours and contem- poraries : but our knowledge is much more ...
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... lives only to himself . 5. In free and friendly conversation our intellectual powers are more animated , and our spirits act with a superior vigour in the quest and pursuit of unknown truths . There is a sharpness and sagacity of truth ...
... lives only to himself . 5. In free and friendly conversation our intellectual powers are more animated , and our spirits act with a superior vigour in the quest and pursuit of unknown truths . There is a sharpness and sagacity of truth ...
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... live without any set- tled principles at all , by which to judge of men and books and things ; or that I would keep a man always doubting about his foundations . The chief things that I design in this advice , are these three : 1. That ...
... live without any set- tled principles at all , by which to judge of men and books and things ; or that I would keep a man always doubting about his foundations . The chief things that I design in this advice , are these three : 1. That ...
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... lives , and enquire how far we are criminal ; nor should we ever think we have done with the treatise till we feel ourselves in sorrow for our past misconduct , and aspiring after a victory over those vices , or till we find a cure of ...
... lives , and enquire how far we are criminal ; nor should we ever think we have done with the treatise till we feel ourselves in sorrow for our past misconduct , and aspiring after a victory over those vices , or till we find a cure of ...
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... lives , and flames in other pages . XI . When you hear any person pretending to give his judg- ment of a book , consider with yourself whether he be a capable judge , or whether he may not lie under some unhappy bias or prejudice , for ...
... lives , and flames in other pages . XI . When you hear any person pretending to give his judg- ment of a book , consider with yourself whether he be a capable judge , or whether he may not lie under some unhappy bias or prejudice , for ...
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Page 7 - DEEPLY possess your mind with the vast importance of a good judgment, and the rich and inestimable advantage of right reasoning. Review the instances of your own misconduct in life; think seriously with yourselves how many follies and sorrows you had escaped, and how much guilt and misery you...
Page 143 - Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona; for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father who is in heaven.
Page 106 - Who sees with equal eye, as God of all, A hero perish, or a sparrow fall, Atoms or systems into ruin hurl'd, And now a bubble burst, and now a world.
Page 94 - If the mind apply itself at first to easier subjects and things near akin to what is already known, and then advance to the more remote and knotty parts of knowledge by slow degrees, it will be able in this manner to cope with great difficulties, and prevail over them with amazing and happy success.
Page 65 - He that answereth a matter before he heareth it it is folly and shame unto him.
Page 21 - ... maturity. 4. It is another advantage of reading, that we may review what we have read ; we may consult the page again and again, and meditate on it at successive seasons, in our serenest and retired hours, having the book always at hand...
Page 31 - General observations drawn from particulars are the jewels of knowledge, comprehending great store in a little room ; but they are therefore to be made with the greater care and caution, lest, if we take counterfeit for true, our loss and shame be the greater when our stock comes to a severe scrutiny.