The Works of William Smith, D. D.: Late Provost of the College and Academy of Philadelphia, Volume 1Hugh Maxwell and William Fry, no. 25, North Second-Street, 1803 |
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... things . " These circum- stances may be supposed to have enhanced the merit of his compositions ; as they undoubtedly rendered them the more . interesting to his hearers . To proceed to the testimonies : The authors of the Critical ...
... things . " These circum- stances may be supposed to have enhanced the merit of his compositions ; as they undoubtedly rendered them the more . interesting to his hearers . To proceed to the testimonies : The authors of the Critical ...
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... things ( many of which are of public notoriety ) have been represented to us by persons in whom we can well confide ; and whereas the said William Smith is personally known to most of us , and is placed in a station in America that ...
... things ( many of which are of public notoriety ) have been represented to us by persons in whom we can well confide ; and whereas the said William Smith is personally known to most of us , and is placed in a station in America that ...
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... things . Our cup here is bitter enough , and misfortunes sown too thick for any one who loves his species to seek to embitter the draught , by evils of his own creation . But there is a time for all things ; and , on some occasions ...
... things . Our cup here is bitter enough , and misfortunes sown too thick for any one who loves his species to seek to embitter the draught , by evils of his own creation . But there is a time for all things ; and , on some occasions ...
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... things in it , evil will be found so continually blended with good , that we cannot reasonably set our affections much upon it . Wailing , weak and defenceless we are ushered into it . Our youth is a scene of folly and danger ; our ...
... things in it , evil will be found so continually blended with good , that we cannot reasonably set our affections much upon it . Wailing , weak and defenceless we are ushered into it . Our youth is a scene of folly and danger ; our ...
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... things ; and beauty , elegance and strength , one putrid lump ! Surely , if we would think on these , and such things , which ought not to be the less striking for being common , and which render this life a scene 12 SERMON I.
... things ; and beauty , elegance and strength , one putrid lump ! Surely , if we would think on these , and such things , which ought not to be the less striking for being common , and which render this life a scene 12 SERMON I.
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