Letters on Clerical Manners and Habits: Addressed to a Student in the Theological Seminary, at Princeton, N.J. |
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Page 21
... kind . My object is by no means to help you to weave a " professional cloak , " for the purpose of covering mental imbecility , cor- rupt practice , or sinister design . It is not to ho- -- recommend a buckram dress , for the purpose of 21.
... kind . My object is by no means to help you to weave a " professional cloak , " for the purpose of covering mental imbecility , cor- rupt practice , or sinister design . It is not to ho- -- recommend a buckram dress , for the purpose of 21.
Page 23
... practice , two things are to be remembered . The first is , that , as the growth of christian principle , in the individual heart , is a gradual process ; as it is by no means a spontaneous af- fair , —but requires the most assiduous ...
... practice , two things are to be remembered . The first is , that , as the growth of christian principle , in the individual heart , is a gradual process ; as it is by no means a spontaneous af- fair , —but requires the most assiduous ...
Page 67
... practice is going forward ; that , like tippling , one degree of excess in this indul . gence , leads to another , until a sort of necessity of continuing it is incurred ; that habits of smo- king and chewing , especially the former ...
... practice is going forward ; that , like tippling , one degree of excess in this indul . gence , leads to another , until a sort of necessity of continuing it is incurred ; that habits of smo- king and chewing , especially the former ...
Page 77
... practice , always carrying with it the idea of the want of cleanliness , and no less of a want of respect to those in whose presence we are seated . It is , indeed , important , if we would appear decent , that our nails be kept pro ...
... practice , always carrying with it the idea of the want of cleanliness , and no less of a want of respect to those in whose presence we are seated . It is , indeed , important , if we would appear decent , that our nails be kept pro ...
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... practice , by no means unfrequent , of COMBING THE HAI in company , is quite as ex- ceptionable . It is an offence against delicacy and cleanliness , and ought always to be per- formed in private . Yet I have known many candidates for ...
... practice , by no means unfrequent , of COMBING THE HAI in company , is quite as ex- ceptionable . It is an offence against delicacy and cleanliness , and ought always to be per- formed in private . Yet I have known many candidates for ...
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