Hogg's Weekly Instructor, Volumes 1-2J. Hogg, 1845 - English literature |
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... tion from heaven had ever been imparted to man . There are numberless works , worth far more than their weight in gold , on whose pages you will look in vain for any recognition of that system of truth to which we are in- debted for our ...
... tion from heaven had ever been imparted to man . There are numberless works , worth far more than their weight in gold , on whose pages you will look in vain for any recognition of that system of truth to which we are in- debted for our ...
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... tion is experiment . The former branch of study , there- fore , calls exclusively into action the powers of observa- tion and comparison . The latter gives employment in succession to all ; communicates to each the highest de- gree of ...
... tion is experiment . The former branch of study , there- fore , calls exclusively into action the powers of observa- tion and comparison . The latter gives employment in succession to all ; communicates to each the highest de- gree of ...
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... tion ; in the susceptibilities of will and desire , of passion and of appetite - endowments essential to our happiness and even our preservation in all these there are pre- sented to us such clear and striking proofs of wise and ...
... tion ; in the susceptibilities of will and desire , of passion and of appetite - endowments essential to our happiness and even our preservation in all these there are pre- sented to us such clear and striking proofs of wise and ...
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... tion of the great sovereignties , and in the rise of a spirit of nationality among the people . The decay of chivalry , and of that insane fervour which wasted itself in the cru- sades , naturally left the nations of Europe greater ...
... tion of the great sovereignties , and in the rise of a spirit of nationality among the people . The decay of chivalry , and of that insane fervour which wasted itself in the cru- sades , naturally left the nations of Europe greater ...
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... tion , alike prompted ; while the necessity of uniting the force of Europe against the revived power of the Otto- mans , who had lately defeated his army in the battle of Semendria , added the strong impulse of self - preservation . As ...
... tion , alike prompted ; while the necessity of uniting the force of Europe against the revived power of the Otto- mans , who had lately defeated his army in the battle of Semendria , added the strong impulse of self - preservation . As ...
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Page 47 - Let nothing be done through strife or vain-glory, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.
Page 32 - There is a remembrance of the dead to which we turn even from the charms of the living. "Oh, the grave! the grave! It buries every error, covers every defect, extinguishes every resentment. From its peaceful bosom spring none but fond regrets and tender recollections.
Page 46 - But the grave of those we loved, — what a place for meditation ! There it is that we call up in long review the whole history of virtue and gentleness, and the thousand endearments lavished upon us almost unheeded in the daily intercourse of intimacy ; there it is that we dwell upon the tenderness, the solemn, awful tenderness, of the parting scene.
Page 304 - Our toils obscure, and a' that; The rank is but the guinea's stamp, The Man's the gowd for a" that. What though on hamely fare we dine, Wear hoddin gray, and a' that; Gie fools their silks, and knaves their wine, A Man's a Man for a
Page 32 - Where is the child that would willingly forget the most tender of parents, though to remember be but to lament? Who, even in the hour of agony, would forget the friend over whom he mourns?
Page 46 - ... if thou art a lover and hast ever given one unmerited pang to that true heart which now lies cold and still beneath thy feet — then be sure that every unkind look, every ungracious word, every ungentle action, will come thronging back upon thy memory, and knocking dolefully at thy soul...
Page 62 - But, guilt has always its horrors and solicitudes; and to make it yet more shameful and detestable, it is doomed often to stand in awe of those, to whom nothing could give influence or weight, but their power of betraying.
Page 46 - Ay, go to the grave of buried love, and meditate ! There settle the account with thy conscience for every past benefit unrequited, every past endearment unregarded, of that departed being, who can never — never — never return to be soothed by thy contrition...
Page 132 - And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth upon the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea; into your hand are they delivered.
Page 83 - Annals of Great Britain, from the Accession of George III. to the Peace of Amiens...