The Works of the Rev. Isaac Watts D.D. in Nine Volumes, Volume 8 |
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... thoughts , and accelerate his diligence in the most momentous inquiries . Per- haps a sprightly youth may here meet with something to guard or warn him against mistakes , and withhold him at other times from those pursuits which are ...
... thoughts , and accelerate his diligence in the most momentous inquiries . Per- haps a sprightly youth may here meet with something to guard or warn him against mistakes , and withhold him at other times from those pursuits which are ...
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... thoughts sometimes on the puzzling en- quiries concerning vacuums and atoms , the doctrine of infini- ties ... thought himself a complete master of numbers . But when he was pushed hard to give the square root of the number 2 , he tried ...
... thoughts sometimes on the puzzling en- quiries concerning vacuums and atoms , the doctrine of infini- ties ... thought himself a complete master of numbers . But when he was pushed hard to give the square root of the number 2 , he tried ...
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... thoughts with safety and ease through all the difficulties of an intricate subject . Think how easily the Author of ... thoughts , or the thoughts of those with whom you converse , whence you may derive unspeakable light and satisfaction ...
... thoughts with safety and ease through all the difficulties of an intricate subject . Think how easily the Author of ... thoughts , or the thoughts of those with whom you converse , whence you may derive unspeakable light and satisfaction ...
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... thoughts in the occurrences of life , in our own experiences , and in the observations we make it is by meditation that we draw various inferences and establish in our minds general principles of knowledge . It is by meditation that we ...
... thoughts in the occurrences of life , in our own experiences , and in the observations we make it is by meditation that we draw various inferences and establish in our minds general principles of knowledge . It is by meditation that we ...
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... thoughts , and his own ex- periments and observations ; which never were , and perhaps never will be published to the world , and yet may be very va- luable and useful . 3. A living instructor can convey to our senses those notions with ...
... thoughts , and his own ex- periments and observations ; which never were , and perhaps never will be published to the world , and yet may be very va- luable and useful . 3. A living instructor can convey to our senses those notions with ...
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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.