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... tion , some expression of gratitude is due to the con- ductors of several periodical works , for the prompt- ness with which they have noticed the following Memoir , and for the kind manner in which they have spoken both of his lamented ...
... tion , some expression of gratitude is due to the con- ductors of several periodical works , for the prompt- ness with which they have noticed the following Memoir , and for the kind manner in which they have spoken both of his lamented ...
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... tion of our faith or of our duty should be committed to the capricious variations of this man's taste , or of that man's fancy ? " Our maxim ! and our sentiment ! ' God has put an · authoritative stop to all this ! He has spoken , and ...
... tion of our faith or of our duty should be committed to the capricious variations of this man's taste , or of that man's fancy ? " Our maxim ! and our sentiment ! ' God has put an · authoritative stop to all this ! He has spoken , and ...
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... , in all his intercourse with us , we had ever studied to impress him with a sense of the divine presence and inspec- tion . This supplied him with a motive for " speaking truth in his intercourse with others as well 36.
... , in all his intercourse with us , we had ever studied to impress him with a sense of the divine presence and inspec- tion . This supplied him with a motive for " speaking truth in his intercourse with others as well 36.
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... tion of our beloved pupil . His mother would say , " If any can be offended with this , they will , of course , cease to visit us ; and we may well dispense with their visits : for the welfare of the child shall not be sacrificed to ...
... tion of our beloved pupil . His mother would say , " If any can be offended with this , they will , of course , cease to visit us ; and we may well dispense with their visits : for the welfare of the child shall not be sacrificed to ...
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... tion , they may astonish by the occasional dis- plays of strength and originality , few will deny ; but without industry , they must never expect to gain permanent and useful fame and influence . My son , if not at play or in ...
... tion , they may astonish by the occasional dis- plays of strength and originality , few will deny ; but without industry , they must never expect to gain permanent and useful fame and influence . My son , if not at play or in ...
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