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... desire after knowledge , that in the summer he traveled every day thither . Whil'st he was thus at School he met with no small discouragement , for that the Schoolmaster under whom he was , al- though he had an excellent faculty for ...
... desire after knowledge , that in the summer he traveled every day thither . Whil'st he was thus at School he met with no small discouragement , for that the Schoolmaster under whom he was , al- though he had an excellent faculty for ...
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... desire to please him ; so does a natural man's love to his friend make him desire his honor , and to please him . Love to God causes a man to delight in the thoughts of him , in his presence ; to desire conformity to God , and the ...
... desire to please him ; so does a natural man's love to his friend make him desire his honor , and to please him . Love to God causes a man to delight in the thoughts of him , in his presence ; to desire conformity to God , and the ...
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... Desire to learn them should be refused ; their English , Arithmetic and other Studies absolutely necessary , being at the same Time not neglected . If the new Universal History were also read , it would give a connected Idea of human ...
... Desire to learn them should be refused ; their English , Arithmetic and other Studies absolutely necessary , being at the same Time not neglected . If the new Universal History were also read , it would give a connected Idea of human ...
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