The Works of the Rev. Isaac Watts D.D. in Nine Volumes, Τόμος 81813 |
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... discourse , or at least they would have swelled that treatise to an improper size ; and there- fore I have made a distinct collection of them here out of various authors , as well as from my own observation , and set them down under the ...
... discourse , or at least they would have swelled that treatise to an improper size ; and there- fore I have made a distinct collection of them here out of various authors , as well as from my own observation , and set them down under the ...
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... discourse upon common topics , and thence they took it into their heads to abandon reading and labour and grow old in ignorance ; but when they had lost the vivacities . of animal nature and youth , they become stupid and sottish even ...
... discourse upon common topics , and thence they took it into their heads to abandon reading and labour and grow old in ignorance ; but when they had lost the vivacities . of animal nature and youth , they become stupid and sottish even ...
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... discourse upon that subject , lest by admitting conviction , he should expose himself to the necessity of confess- ing his former folly and mistake ; and he has not humility enough for that . 2. A dogmatical spirit naturally leads us to ...
... discourse upon that subject , lest by admitting conviction , he should expose himself to the necessity of confess- ing his former folly and mistake ; and he has not humility enough for that . 2. A dogmatical spirit naturally leads us to ...
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... discourse , that our judgment is weak , that our mistakes are many , that our sorrows are great , that our bodies die and are carried to the grave , and that one generation suc- ceeds another . All those things which we see , which we ...
... discourse , that our judgment is weak , that our mistakes are many , that our sorrows are great , that our bodies die and are carried to the grave , and that one generation suc- ceeds another . All those things which we see , which we ...
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... discourse and enquiry , we learn the sentiments of others , as well as communicate our sentiments to others in the same manner . Sometimes indeed , though both parties speak by turns , yet the advantage is only on one side ; as , when a ...
... discourse and enquiry , we learn the sentiments of others , as well as communicate our sentiments to others in the same manner . Sometimes indeed , though both parties speak by turns , yet the advantage is only on one side ; as , when a ...
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Σελίδα 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...
Σελίδα 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.
Σελίδα 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.
Σελίδα 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.
Σελίδα 65 - He that answereth a matter before he heareth it it is folly and shame unto him.
Σελίδα 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...
Σελίδα 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.