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... seemed to think that what was conclusive in the Demonstration , though not founded on the method of induction , was , after all , only the a posteriori argument in another form and that the rest , from our necessary ignorance of ...
... seemed to think that what was conclusive in the Demonstration , though not founded on the method of induction , was , after all , only the a posteriori argument in another form and that the rest , from our necessary ignorance of ...
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... seemed a contra- diction to my senses ; and my reason might be ready to revolt from it as an absurdity ; I would rather suppose that God wrought per- petual miracles in the case ; or resolve the whole of my perceptions on the subject ...
... seemed a contra- diction to my senses ; and my reason might be ready to revolt from it as an absurdity ; I would rather suppose that God wrought per- petual miracles in the case ; or resolve the whole of my perceptions on the subject ...
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... seemed to blast my most cherished hopes . This might , I thought , be the commencement of a series of evils for ever ruinous to our peace . I am not I never was - naturally of a temper to augur the worst ; but the first grand moral ...
... seemed to blast my most cherished hopes . This might , I thought , be the commencement of a series of evils for ever ruinous to our peace . I am not I never was - naturally of a temper to augur the worst ; but the first grand moral ...
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... seemed to give his whole mind to his pencil ; yet he had the talent of attend- ing to the subject of the book so entirely , as if he had been simply and intently listening to the beloved reader . The fact is mentioned here merely 44.
... seemed to give his whole mind to his pencil ; yet he had the talent of attend- ing to the subject of the book so entirely , as if he had been simply and intently listening to the beloved reader . The fact is mentioned here merely 44.
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... or illustration , to satisfy his mind , we never left him in the dark : but where the subject seemed to us absolutely inexplicable , or not capable of explanation to a child ; we satisfied him , and yet urged him to further thought 50.
... or illustration , to satisfy his mind , we never left him in the dark : but where the subject seemed to us absolutely inexplicable , or not capable of explanation to a child ; we satisfied him , and yet urged him to further thought 50.
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Page 87 - I AM monarch of all I survey, My right there is none to dispute ; From the centre all round to the sea I am lord of the fowl and the brute. 0 Solitude ! where are the charms That sages have seen in thy face ? Better dwell in the midst of alarms Than reign in this horrible place.
Page v - His death and passion: and grant, that the grace of God, which bringeth salvation, may effectually teach and persuade me to deny ungodliness and worldly lusts, and to live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present world...
Page 8 - Happy the man, and happy he alone, He, who can call to-day his own : He who, secure within, can say, To-morrow do thy worst, for I have lived today.
Page 61 - Paradise Lost is one of the books which the reader admires and lays down, and forgets to take up again. None ever wished it longer than it is. Its perusal is a duty rather than a pleasure.
Page 2 - The LORD gave and the LORD taketh away, and blessed be the name of the LORD.
Page 38 - God that his parents 37 had never departed from it. I am not sure that my agony, on hearing of his death, was much more intense than that which I then endured, from an apprehension of his guilt. Instantly, but without betraying my emotions, I asked him what he had said. He answered, at once, in so artless and unembarrassed a manner, as to convince me that he was unconscious of falsehood, — that there must have been some misconception in the case, and that my boy was yet innocent.
Page 38 - ... death, was much more intense than that which I then endured, from an apprehension of his guilt. Instantly, but without betraying my emotions, I asked him what he had said. He answered, at once, in so artless and unembarrassed a manner, as to convince me that he was unconscious of falsehood, — that there must have been some misconception in the case, and that my boy was yet innocent. I pursued the inquiry, and in a few moments found, to my inexpressible joy, that he was perfectly correct in...
Page 4 - Thou embryo-angel, or thou infant fiend, A being now begun, but ne'er to end, What boding fears a Father's heart torment, Trembling and anxious for the grand event, Lest thy young soul so late by...
Page 37 - I was thunderstruck and almost distracted ; for the information seemed to blast my most cherished hopes. This might, I thought, be the commencement of a series of evils for ever ruinous to our peace. I am not — I never was — naturally of a temper to augur the worst; but the first grand moral delinquency, even at such...
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