The Improvement of the Mind: Or, A Supplement to the Art of Logic. In Two PartsD. Schaw, 1801 - 462 էջ |
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... genius , and direct the studies of a willing mind . Perhaps it may point out to a student now and then what may employ the most useful labours of his thoughts , and accelerate his dili gence in the most momentous inquiries . Perhaps a ...
... genius , and direct the studies of a willing mind . Perhaps it may point out to a student now and then what may employ the most useful labours of his thoughts , and accelerate his dili gence in the most momentous inquiries . Perhaps a ...
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... genius , a ready wit , and good parts ; for this , without labour and study , will never make a man of knowledge and wisdom . This has been an unhappy temptation to persons of a vigo- rous and gay fancy to despise learning and study ...
... genius , a ready wit , and good parts ; for this , without labour and study , will never make a man of knowledge and wisdom . This has been an unhappy temptation to persons of a vigo- rous and gay fancy to despise learning and study ...
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... has been contest , Whether they're made by art or nature best ; " But if I may presume in this affair , Among the rest my judgement to declare , Ne . No art without a genius will avail , And parts CHAP . I. 21 TO OBTAIN KNOWLEDGE .
... has been contest , Whether they're made by art or nature best ; " But if I may presume in this affair , Among the rest my judgement to declare , Ne . No art without a genius will avail , And parts CHAP . I. 21 TO OBTAIN KNOWLEDGE .
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... genius will avail , And parts without the help of art will fail : But both ingredients jointly must unite , Or verse will never shine with a transcendent light . OLDHAM . It is meditation and studious thought , it is the exercise of ...
... genius will avail , And parts without the help of art will fail : But both ingredients jointly must unite , Or verse will never shine with a transcendent light . OLDHAM . It is meditation and studious thought , it is the exercise of ...
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... genius , in our several associates , will give happy notices how our opinions will stand in the view of mankind . 7. It is also another considerable advantage of conversa- tion that it furnishes the student with the knowledge of men ...
... genius , in our several associates , will give happy notices how our opinions will stand in the view of mankind . 7. It is also another considerable advantage of conversa- tion that it furnishes the student with the knowledge of men ...
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acquaintance appear argument betimes blessed CHAP cherubs Christ Christian confess conversation degrees Deists discourse dispute divine divine grace doctrine earth evidence fancy folly genius give glory grace happy hath heaven holy honour human ideas improvement indulged infinitely divisible inquire instruction Jeroboam Jesus judge judgement knowledge labour language Latin learner learning lest light ligion mankind manner matter meditation memory ment method mind mistake nation natural philosophy nature necessary neral never observation opinion parents passions perhaps persons piety pleasure poesy point of inquiry powers practice praise prejudices profession proper proposition Psalm question racter reason religion rules sacred scripture sense sentiments Shechinah shew Sir Isaac Newton Solomon's temple sometimes sort soul spirit supposed survey syllogism taught teach things thoughts tion tongue transubstantiation treasure truth tutor understanding virtue wherein wise words writings young youth
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Էջ 422 - Hail, wedded love, mysterious law, true source Of human offspring, sole propriety In Paradise, of all things common else. By thee adulterous lust was driven from men Among the bestial herds to range : by thee Founded in reason, loyal, just, and pure, Relations dear, and all the charities . Of father, son, and brother, first were known.
Էջ 435 - Call upon me in the day of trouble, and I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.
Էջ 92 - What shall we say then ? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound ? God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein...
Էջ 439 - And when the people saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices, saying in the speech of Lycaonia, The gods are come down to us, in the likeness of men.
Էջ 51 - 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.
Էջ 438 - But when Christ, who is their life, shall appear, they also shall appear with him in glory.
Էջ 190 - The situation of the several parts of the earth are better learned by one day's conversing with a map or a sea-chart, than by merely reading the description of their situation a hundred times over in books of geography.
Էջ 33 - Yes, if you cry out for discernment, and lift up your voice for understanding, if you seek her as silver, and search for her as for hidden treasures; then you will understand the fear of the Lord, and find the knowledge of God.
Էջ 260 - Get a distinct and comprehensive knowledge of the subject which you treat of ; survey it on all sides, and make yourself perfect master of it ; then you will have all the sentiments that relate to it in your view, and under your command, and your tongue will very easily clothe those ideas with words which your mind has first made so familiar and easy to itself. Scribendi recte sapere est et principium etfons, Verbaque provisam rem non invita sequentur.
Էջ 155 - 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.