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, Τόμος 1Printed at the Press of H. Maxwell, for F. Nichols, Philadelphia, 1805 |
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Σελίδα 9
... from the practice of Travelling . As attainments derive their greatest value from be- ing directed to the purposes of active life , the qualifica- tions requisite for a right conduct in the learned pro- THE INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER .
... from the practice of Travelling . As attainments derive their greatest value from be- ing directed to the purposes of active life , the qualifica- tions requisite for a right conduct in the learned pro- THE INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER .
Σελίδα 14
... greatest good , and to ascertain what conduct we ought to pursue in order to obtain his approbation and favour . How low therefore must the acquirements of learn- ing and science sink in our opinion , when placed in opposition to ...
... greatest good , and to ascertain what conduct we ought to pursue in order to obtain his approbation and favour . How low therefore must the acquirements of learn- ing and science sink in our opinion , when placed in opposition to ...
Σελίδα 16
... greatest care . From the time of the Apostles to the present hour , even those sects of Christains , that have been the most at variance upon other points , have concurred in guarding them with equal diligence , and have held them in ...
... greatest care . From the time of the Apostles to the present hour , even those sects of Christains , that have been the most at variance upon other points , have concurred in guarding them with equal diligence , and have held them in ...
Σελίδα 25
... greatest afflictions of life , assail- ed by hunger , exposed to poverty , deserted by his friends , and condemned to suffer an ignominious death , he is never degraded ; the greatness of his character is in no respect diminished — he ...
... greatest afflictions of life , assail- ed by hunger , exposed to poverty , deserted by his friends , and condemned to suffer an ignominious death , he is never degraded ; the greatness of his character is in no respect diminished — he ...
Σελίδα 26
... greatest virtues that can adorn and dignify the nature of man ; or that he was endued with a power to controul , or to counteract the general laws of nature . But these inferences we are fully enabled to draw from regular statements of ...
... greatest virtues that can adorn and dignify the nature of man ; or that he was endued with a power to controul , or to counteract the general laws of nature . But these inferences we are fully enabled to draw from regular statements of ...
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Σελίδα 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.
Σελίδα 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.
Σελίδα 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.
Σελίδα 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.
Σελίδα 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.
Σελίδα 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.
Σελίδα 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.