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Page xxx
... age in which men generally lived on the footing of equality , and followed the dictates of an understanding uncultiva- ted by Art . In fucceeding ages , when manners became more polished , and the refinements of Luxury were fub ...
... age in which men generally lived on the footing of equality , and followed the dictates of an understanding uncultiva- ted by Art . In fucceeding ages , when manners became more polished , and the refinements of Luxury were fub ...
Page xxxi
... ages with the rudiments of Science . He was at liberty indeed to range through the ideal world , and to collect images from every quarter ; but in this research he proceeded without a guide ; and his imagi- nation , like a fiery courfer ...
... ages with the rudiments of Science . He was at liberty indeed to range through the ideal world , and to collect images from every quarter ; but in this research he proceeded without a guide ; and his imagi- nation , like a fiery courfer ...
Page xxxv
... ages from the remotest anti- quity , bears the fame relation to Science in the earliest periods of society , as that of Cæfar or Alexander would This account of the fubjects on which Linus wrote , fuggefts a fur- ther prejudice in ...
... ages from the remotest anti- quity , bears the fame relation to Science in the earliest periods of society , as that of Cæfar or Alexander would This account of the fubjects on which Linus wrote , fuggefts a fur- ther prejudice in ...
Page xxxviii
... ages of Chriftianity , Tns Πολυθεότητος πρωτον διδασκαλο " , Juft , Mart , Others however , confi- dering his doctrines as myfterious exhibitions of the most fublime truths , affirm , that he inculcated the belief of the Divine Unity ...
... ages of Chriftianity , Tns Πολυθεότητος πρωτον διδασκαλο " , Juft , Mart , Others however , confi- dering his doctrines as myfterious exhibitions of the most fublime truths , affirm , that he inculcated the belief of the Divine Unity ...
Page xli
... ages before the birth of this Philofopher , by a people who came from that very kingdom , in which he acquired the rudiments of Science . I need fcarce mention • It will not perhaps be deemed exaggeration , by any intelligent rea- der ...
... ages before the birth of this Philofopher , by a people who came from that very kingdom , in which he acquired the rudiments of Science . I need fcarce mention • It will not perhaps be deemed exaggeration , by any intelligent rea- der ...
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Page xxxix - Like leaves on trees the race of man is found, Now green in youth, now withering on the ground ; Another race the following spring supplies; They fall successive, and successive rise : So generations in their course decay; So flourish these, when those are pass'd away.
Page xi - Whose buzz the witty and the fair annoys, Yet wit ne'er tastes, and beauty ne'er enjoys : So well-bred spaniels civilly delight In mumbling of the game they dare not bite. Eternal smiles his emptiness betray, As shallow streams run dimpling all the way.
Page cxxiii - Verum ubi plura nitent in carmine, non ego paucis Offendar maculis, quas aut incuria fudit Aut humana parum cavit natura.
Page c - Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment: the waters stood above the mountains. At thy rebuke they fled; at the voice of thy thunder they hasted away.
Page 39 - He bowed the heavens also, and came down : and darkness was under his feet. And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind.
Page 101 - Nurs'd on the downy lap of ease, Fall prostrate at His throne : Ye princes, rulers, all adore ; Praise Him, ye kings, who makes your power An image of His own. Ye fair, by nature form'd to move, O praise th...
Page 98 - Join, ye loud spheres, the vocal choir ; Thou dazzling orb of liquid fire, The mighty chorus aid : Soon as grey ev'ning gilds the plain, Thou, moon, protract the melting strain.
Page xxxiii - Sing ye to the Lord, for he hath triumphed glorioufly ; the horfe and his rider hath he thrown into the fea.
Page xxxiv - And with the blast of thy nostrils the waters were gathered together, The floods stood upright as an heap, And the depths were congealed in the heart of the sea.
Page cvi - But wrapt in error is the human mind, And human bliss is ever insecure : Know we what fortune yet remains behind ? Know we how long the present shall endure ? WIST.