Select pieces in prose and verse [ed. by J. Bowdler the elder]. 2 vols [in 1].1820 |
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... nature , the proper application of , and the best means of improving , the faculties of man ; which ought to be the main objects of metaphysical investigations , and are perhaps those which can alone be strictly termed practical . The ...
... nature , the proper application of , and the best means of improving , the faculties of man ; which ought to be the main objects of metaphysical investigations , and are perhaps those which can alone be strictly termed practical . The ...
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... nature of the human faculties . The argument , of which we have here presented the substance , is expanded and enforced by its au- thor with considerable ability , and Mr. Stewart has judged it worthy of a pretty large examination . He ...
... nature of the human faculties . The argument , of which we have here presented the substance , is expanded and enforced by its au- thor with considerable ability , and Mr. Stewart has judged it worthy of a pretty large examination . He ...
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... nature and extent of associations is of great value in education : and it seems even probable , that , in the progress of the science , some lights may be obtained for the assistance of those who may suffer an accidental injury in any ...
... nature and extent of associations is of great value in education : and it seems even probable , that , in the progress of the science , some lights may be obtained for the assistance of those who may suffer an accidental injury in any ...
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... nature . Such are love , compassion , sympathy , ge- nerosity , gratitude , courage , and the like . Surely if self - discipline be important , and if man possesses in any degree the power of directing or regulating his own emotions ...
... nature . Such are love , compassion , sympathy , ge- nerosity , gratitude , courage , and the like . Surely if self - discipline be important , and if man possesses in any degree the power of directing or regulating his own emotions ...
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... natural and revealed religion , and employed much of his metaphysical learning , par- ticularly his important discoveries respecting vision , and his very fine and original speculations on the nature of language , as materials for ...
... natural and revealed religion , and employed much of his metaphysical learning , par- ticularly his important discoveries respecting vision , and his very fine and original speculations on the nature of language , as materials for ...
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Էջ 245 - He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them.
Էջ 229 - For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding...
Էջ 201 - For the eyes of the Lord [are] over the righteous, and his ears [are open] unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord [is] against them that do evil.
Էջ 327 - And before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne and round about the throne were four beasts full of eyes before and behind.
Էջ 285 - Original sin standeth not in the following of Adam — as the Pelagians do vainly talk — but it is the fault and corruption of the nature of every man, that naturally is engendered of the offspring of Adam ; whereby man is very far gone from original righteousness, and is of his own nature inclined to evil, so that the Flesh lusteth always contrary to the Spirit; and therefore, in every person born into this world, it deserveth God's wrath and damnation.
Էջ 316 - And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God, saying, Amen: blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen.
Էջ 115 - Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.
Էջ 204 - For a small moment have I forsaken thee, but with great mercies will I gather thee. In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment ; 'but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, saith the Lord thy Redeemer.
Էջ 228 - And I have declared unto them thy name, and will declare it: that the love wherewith thou hast loved me may be in them, and I in them.
Էջ 73 - Commander : he, above the rest In shape and gesture proudly eminent, Stood like a tower : his form had yet not lost All her original brightness ; nor appear'd Less than Arch-Angel ruin'd, and the excess Of glory obscured...