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... opinion , yet so firmly rooted in the heart and affections of the people , that the wildest storms of treason and fanaticism break over it in vain.-R. C. Win throp . CONTEMPLATION .-- There is a sweet pleasure in contem plation ; and ...
... opinion , yet so firmly rooted in the heart and affections of the people , that the wildest storms of treason and fanaticism break over it in vain.-R. C. Win throp . CONTEMPLATION .-- There is a sweet pleasure in contem plation ; and ...
Page 64
... opinion , the body nat- ural may be compared to the body politic ; and if this be so how can the epicurean's opinion be true , that the 64 THE WORLD'S LACONICS .
... opinion , the body nat- ural may be compared to the body politic ; and if this be so how can the epicurean's opinion be true , that the 64 THE WORLD'S LACONICS .
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Tryon Edwards. how can the epicurean's opinion be true , that the universe was formed by a fortuitous concourse of atoms ; which I will no more believe , than that the accidental jumbling of the let ters of the alphabet could fall by ...
Tryon Edwards. how can the epicurean's opinion be true , that the universe was formed by a fortuitous concourse of atoms ; which I will no more believe , than that the accidental jumbling of the let ters of the alphabet could fall by ...
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... opinion , got the true secret of education.- Locke . EDUCATION OF CHILDREN . — The education of our children is never out of my mind . Train them to virtue , habituate Make them consider Fire them with ambi- them to industry , activity ...
... opinion , got the true secret of education.- Locke . EDUCATION OF CHILDREN . — The education of our children is never out of my mind . Train them to virtue , habituate Make them consider Fire them with ambi- them to industry , activity ...
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... opinion of our present attainments , and think it neces- sary to be advanced and especially in religious concerns it is so far from being pride for a man to wish himself spirit- ually better , that it is highly commendable , and what we ...
... opinion of our present attainments , and think it neces- sary to be advanced and especially in religious concerns it is so far from being pride for a man to wish himself spirit- ually better , that it is highly commendable , and what we ...
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