Memoirs of the Life of Gilbert Wakefield, Volume 2J. Johnson, 1804 |
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Page 62
... sincerity and disinterestedness of Mr. Wakefield upon this occasion might have ren- dered his motives respectable , even with those who were most averse to his opinions . It is well known to the friends of Mr. Wakefield that his love of ...
... sincerity and disinterestedness of Mr. Wakefield upon this occasion might have ren- dered his motives respectable , even with those who were most averse to his opinions . It is well known to the friends of Mr. Wakefield that his love of ...
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... sincere admiration of the talents of that ex- traordinary man ; talents which few , by their own studies and accomplishments , could be better prepared justly to appreciate . His for- mer works he describes as " illuminated with all the ...
... sincere admiration of the talents of that ex- traordinary man ; talents which few , by their own studies and accomplishments , could be better prepared justly to appreciate . His for- mer works he describes as " illuminated with all the ...
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... sincerity not exceeded by his dearest friends , that this sun of glory , through a gradual and mild decline , may finally set in peace . " With these views of the accomplished ta- lents of his author , he very naturally looked back with ...
... sincerity not exceeded by his dearest friends , that this sun of glory , through a gradual and mild decline , may finally set in peace . " With these views of the accomplished ta- lents of his author , he very naturally looked back with ...
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... sincerity so familiar to his mind , and which we are per- suaded will be acceptable to every reader of cultivated taste or moral feeling . " Thus , under the impression of a reveren- tial diffidence , bordering on religious awe , but ...
... sincerity so familiar to his mind , and which we are per- suaded will be acceptable to every reader of cultivated taste or moral feeling . " Thus , under the impression of a reveren- tial diffidence , bordering on religious awe , but ...
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... sincerity . I speak with unwilling emphasis , but unaffected hesitation , when I assert , if my own ears are not absolutely unattuned to the mellifluous cadence of poetic numbers , the structure of Mr. Cowper's verse is harsh , broken ...
... sincerity . I speak with unwilling emphasis , but unaffected hesitation , when I assert , if my own ears are not absolutely unattuned to the mellifluous cadence of poetic numbers , the structure of Mr. Cowper's verse is harsh , broken ...
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Page 32 - So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day.
Page 45 - But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them. 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 325 - And having been a little chastised, they shall be greatly rewarded : for God proved them, and found them worthy for himself.
Page 435 - 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 440 - 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 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 278 - 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 325 - But the souls of the righteous are in the hand of God, and there shall no torment touch them. In the sight of the unwise they seemed to die: and their departure is taken for misery. And their going from us to be utter destruction: but they are in peace.
Page 201 - ... These diminutive observations seem to take away something from the dignity of writing, and therefore are never communicated but with hesitation, and a little fear of abasement and contempt. But it must be remembered, that life consists not of a series of illustrious actions, or elegant enjoyments; the greater part of our time passes in compliance with necessities, in the performance of daily duties, in the removal of small inconveniences, in the procurement of petty pleasures ; and we are well...
Page 416 - Belerium to the northern main, The grave unites ; where e'en the great find rest, And blended lie the...