Memoirs of the Life of Gilbert Wakefield, Volume 2J. Johnson, 1804 |
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... pamphlet intitled " Peace and Union . " The proceedings upon that occasion sufficiently shew the illiberality of which these h Mem . I. 279 . i Silv . Crit . p . 4. Pref . k Wakefield's intended " Address to the Judges , " p . 21 . Mem ...
... pamphlet intitled " Peace and Union . " The proceedings upon that occasion sufficiently shew the illiberality of which these h Mem . I. 279 . i Silv . Crit . p . 4. Pref . k Wakefield's intended " Address to the Judges , " p . 21 . Mem ...
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... pamphlet possessing considerable merit as a literary composition , and which was so favorably received as to pass , in a short time , to a third edition . This tract was designed to demonstrate and enforce a truth of no common moment to ...
... pamphlet possessing considerable merit as a literary composition , and which was so favorably received as to pass , in a short time , to a third edition . This tract was designed to demonstrate and enforce a truth of no common moment to ...
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... pamphlet will abundantly ascertain to those who do not know me , that of late , at least , my days must have been honestly la- borious , and my nights intensely studious , ' in a manner utterly inconsistent with clandestine plots ...
... pamphlet will abundantly ascertain to those who do not know me , that of late , at least , my days must have been honestly la- borious , and my nights intensely studious , ' in a manner utterly inconsistent with clandestine plots ...
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... pamphlet thus concludes : " nor could any motive , but that of a strong sense of duty , have impelled me to come forward to the public on this occasion . But there is a season when inactivity were a crime ; and public ad- monition ...
... pamphlet thus concludes : " nor could any motive , but that of a strong sense of duty , have impelled me to come forward to the public on this occasion . But there is a season when inactivity were a crime ; and public ad- monition ...
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... - culation of the latter pamphlet is well known , together with the severe expedients , even to a " vigour beyond the law , " which were occa- sionally adopted to check the progress of a work so 18 LIFE OF CHAP. ÍÍ. ...
... - culation of the latter pamphlet is well known , together with the severe expedients , even to a " vigour beyond the law , " which were occa- sionally adopted to check the progress of a work so 18 LIFE OF CHAP. ÍÍ. ...
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Page 24 - So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day.
Page 24 - Then spake Joshua to the Lord in the day when the Lord delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon ; and thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon. And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies.
Page 37 - Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.
Page 408 - I have always suspected that the reading is right, which requires many words to prove it wrong; and the emendation wrong, that cannot without so much labour appear to be right.
Page 21 - ... the Most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.
Page 399 - Conjecture has all the joy and all the pride of invention, and he that has once started a happy change, is too much delighted to consider what objections may rise against it. Yet conjectural criticism has been of great use in the learned world; nor is it my intention to depreciate a study, that has exercised so many mighty minds, from the revival of learning to our own age, from the bishop of Aleria to English Bentley.
Page 361 - Refrain from these men, and let them alone ; for if this counsel or this work, be of men, it will come to nought; but if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it, lest haply ye be found even to fight against God.
Page 320 - For honourable age is not that which standeth in length of time, nor that is measured by number of years. But wisdom is the gray hair unto men, and an unspotted life is old age.
Page 268 - For every high priest taken from among men is ordained for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins: 2. Who can have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the way; for that he himself also is compassed with infirmity.
Page 380 - Let softer strains ill-fated Henry mourn, And palms eternal flourish round his urn: Here o'er the martyr-king the marble weeps, And, fast beside him, once-fear'd Edward sleeps Whom not the...