The Works of the Rev. Isaac Watts D.D. in Nine Volumes, Τόμος 81813 |
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... things which might assist the cultivation of the mind , and its improvement in knowledge , which are not usually represented among the principles or precepts of that art or science . These are the subjects which compose this book ...
... things which might assist the cultivation of the mind , and its improvement in knowledge , which are not usually represented among the principles or precepts of that art or science . These are the subjects which compose this book ...
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... things interlined , and so many paragraphs and pages here and there inserted , that it was not easy to compute the number of sheets that it would make in print : and it now ap- pears , that the remarks and rules about the communication ...
... things interlined , and so many paragraphs and pages here and there inserted , that it was not easy to compute the number of sheets that it would make in print : and it now ap- pears , that the remarks and rules about the communication ...
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... things persons and actions ; without a prudent and discreet determina- tion in matters before us , we shall be plunged into perpetual errors in our conduct . Now that which should always be prac- tised , must at some time be learnt ...
... things persons and actions ; without a prudent and discreet determina- tion in matters before us , we shall be plunged into perpetual errors in our conduct . Now that which should always be prac- tised , must at some time be learnt ...
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... things . This will awaken you with lively vigour to address yourselves to the work of improving your reasoning powers , and seizing every opportunity and advantage for that end . II . Consider the weaknesses , frailties and mistakes of ...
... things . This will awaken you with lively vigour to address yourselves to the work of improving your reasoning powers , and seizing every opportunity and advantage for that end . II . Consider the weaknesses , frailties and mistakes of ...
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... thing it is to fancy that you know all things ; and will instruct you to think modestly of your pre- sent attainments , when every dust of the earth and every inch of empty space surmounts your understanding and triumphs over your ...
... thing it is to fancy that you know all things ; and will instruct you to think modestly of your pre- sent attainments , when every dust of the earth and every inch of empty space surmounts your understanding and triumphs over your ...
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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.