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... represented on the Globe 253 XIII . Of Europe and its several Countries and Kingdoms 254 XIV . Of Asia , & c . 258 XV . Of Africa and its Divisions 259 XVI . Of America and its Divisions 260 XVII . Of the Fixed Stars on the Heavenly ...
... represented on the Globe 253 XIII . Of Europe and its several Countries and Kingdoms 254 XIV . Of Asia , & c . 258 XV . Of Africa and its Divisions 259 XVI . Of America and its Divisions 260 XVII . Of the Fixed Stars on the Heavenly ...
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... represented among the principles or precepts of that art or science . These are the subjects which compose this book ; these are the sentiments and rules , many of which I had then in view , and which I now venture into public light ...
... represented among the principles or precepts of that art or science . These are the subjects which compose this book ; these are the sentiments and rules , many of which I had then in view , and which I now venture into public light ...
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... represented in such a manner as to guard youth against them .粤 These hints , such as they are , I hope may be rendered some way use- ful to persons in younger years , who will favour them with a perusal , and who would seek the ...
... represented in such a manner as to guard youth against them .粤 These hints , such as they are , I hope may be rendered some way use- ful to persons in younger years , who will favour them with a perusal , and who would seek the ...
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... represented in its open colours , or its secret disguises , let us search our hearts , and review our 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 ...
... represented in its open colours , or its secret disguises , let us search our hearts , and review our 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 ...
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... represent , but by the justness of their sentiments , the beauty of their manner , the force of their expression , or the strength of reasou , and the weight of just and proper argument which appears in them . But this folly and ...
... represent , but by the justness of their sentiments , the beauty of their manner , the force of their expression , or the strength of reasou , and the weight of just and proper argument which appears in them . But this folly and ...
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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.