Memoirs and select remains of an only son [W.F. Durant].A biographical account of William Friend Durant. |
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... able wholly to destroy it . And even the power of divine grace , which may effect a total moral revolution ; which may implant principles , that , after unfolding themselves here , shall receive their more com- plete development in ...
... able wholly to destroy it . And even the power of divine grace , which may effect a total moral revolution ; which may implant principles , that , after unfolding themselves here , shall receive their more com- plete development in ...
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... able to understand it better : at present , you can know no more upon the subject . " His confidence in us rendered such a declaration quite sufficient ; and he ceased , for that time , to urge his queries . When we did talk with him ...
... able to understand it better : at present , you can know no more upon the subject . " His confidence in us rendered such a declaration quite sufficient ; and he ceased , for that time , to urge his queries . When we did talk with him ...
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... able , indeed , to fol- low , without reference to the work itself , the whole of that philosophical arrangement - he passed on to the several histories of Robertson , Watson and others . He was most accurately acquainted with English ...
... able , indeed , to fol- low , without reference to the work itself , the whole of that philosophical arrangement - he passed on to the several histories of Robertson , Watson and others . He was most accurately acquainted with English ...
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... able to repeat poetry , and to excite the admiration of friends and strangers ; but he will relish it and im- prove his own taste , only as , by clearly un- derstanding it , he can form a full conception of his author's meaning , and ...
... able to repeat poetry , and to excite the admiration of friends and strangers ; but he will relish it and im- prove his own taste , only as , by clearly un- derstanding it , he can form a full conception of his author's meaning , and ...
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... able to select from nature , or from story , from an ancient fable , or from modern science , whatever could illus- trate or adorn his thoughts . An accumulation of knowledge impregnated his mind , fermented by study and exalted by ...
... able to select from nature , or from story , from an ancient fable , or from modern science , whatever could illus- trate or adorn his thoughts . An accumulation of knowledge impregnated his mind , fermented by study and exalted by ...
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