The Progress of Religious Ideas: Through Successive Ages : in Three Volumes, Volume 1C. S. Francis & Company, 1855 |
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Page ii
... of searching through large and learned volumes ; and if they complain of want of profoundness , they may be willing to accept simplicity and clearness in exchange for depth . " 222 THE PROGRESS OF RELIGIOUS IDEAS , Through Successive Ages .
... of searching through large and learned volumes ; and if they complain of want of profoundness , they may be willing to accept simplicity and clearness in exchange for depth . " 222 THE PROGRESS OF RELIGIOUS IDEAS , Through Successive Ages .
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... learned to place ex- ceedingly little value on anything the world can give , or take away . But I have been oppressed with anxiety , lest I should not perform the important task I had undertaken in the right spirit and the most ju ...
... learned to place ex- ceedingly little value on anything the world can give , or take away . But I have been oppressed with anxiety , lest I should not perform the important task I had undertaken in the right spirit and the most ju ...
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... learned . I have therefore aimed principally at conciseness and clearness . I have recorded dates , and explained phrases , sup- posed to be generally understood , because I know there are many in- telligent readers not familiar with ...
... learned . I have therefore aimed principally at conciseness and clearness . I have recorded dates , and explained phrases , sup- posed to be generally understood , because I know there are many in- telligent readers not familiar with ...
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... learned men , and women , that I wished for information on specified subjects , and inquired of them what were the best books to be consulted . I have sometimes con- densed quotations , for the sake of brevity , but I have never ...
... learned men , and women , that I wished for information on specified subjects , and inquired of them what were the best books to be consulted . I have sometimes con- densed quotations , for the sake of brevity , but I have never ...
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... learned volumes for scattered items of information ; and if they complain of want of profoundness , they may perchance be wil- ling to accept simplicity and clearness in exchange for depth . In order to do justice to the book , if read ...
... learned volumes for scattered items of information ; and if they complain of want of profoundness , they may perchance be wil- ling to accept simplicity and clearness in exchange for depth . In order to do justice to the book , if read ...
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