Sacred Biography, Or, The History of the Patriarchs: To which is Added the History of Deborah, Ruth, and Hannah, Being a Course of Lectures Delivered at the Scots Church, London Wall, Volume 1T. Simpson, 1807 |
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... mind , in the con- templation of other objects . When , from the summit of some lofty mountain , we survey the wide extended landscape ; though highly delighted , we feel ourselves bewildered , and over- whelmed , by the profusion and ...
... mind , in the con- templation of other objects . When , from the summit of some lofty mountain , we survey the wide extended landscape ; though highly delighted , we feel ourselves bewildered , and over- whelmed , by the profusion and ...
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... mind ; and this he naturally endeavors to communicate to his reader . All men have their favorite periods , causes , characters ; which , of course , they strive , at any rate , to embellish , to support , to recommend . They are ...
... mind ; and this he naturally endeavors to communicate to his reader . All men have their favorite periods , causes , characters ; which , of course , they strive , at any rate , to embellish , to support , to recommend . They are ...
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... mind ; and when I lay down the book , it is not the fire and address of the speaker , but the skill and ingenuity of the writer that I admire . Modern history , more correct and faithful than ancient , has fallen , however , into an ...
... mind ; and when I lay down the book , it is not the fire and address of the speaker , but the skill and ingenuity of the writer that I admire . Modern history , more correct and faithful than ancient , has fallen , however , into an ...
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... mind ; how amusing , interesting , and instruc- tive.must it be , to trace HUMAN NATURE itself up to its source ! Placed beneath the throne of God , it is pleas- ing to observe how the heavens and the earth took their beginning ; and by ...
... mind ; how amusing , interesting , and instruc- tive.must it be , to trace HUMAN NATURE itself up to its source ! Placed beneath the throne of God , it is pleas- ing to observe how the heavens and the earth took their beginning ; and by ...
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... minds ! Man is destined to labor from the beginning ; and , for his punishment , guilty man must labor with the sweat of his brow . But all the punishments of Hea- ven in reality , and in the issue , are blessings . It is the privilege ...
... minds ! Man is destined to labor from the beginning ; and , for his punishment , guilty man must labor with the sweat of his brow . But all the punishments of Hea- ven in reality , and in the issue , are blessings . It is the privilege ...
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