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... mind , and determined the bent of his genius towards polite literature . At this time , he formed a plan of study which contri- buted much to the accuracy and extent of his knowledge . It consisted in making abstracts of the most ...
... mind , and determined the bent of his genius towards polite literature . At this time , he formed a plan of study which contri- buted much to the accuracy and extent of his knowledge . It consisted in making abstracts of the most ...
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... mind , and to supply him with rational and useful entertainment . They open a field of investi- gation peculiar to themselves . All that relates to beauty , harmony , grandeur , and elegance ; all that can soothe the mind , gratify the ...
... mind , and to supply him with rational and useful entertainment . They open a field of investi- gation peculiar to themselves . All that relates to beauty , harmony , grandeur , and elegance ; all that can soothe the mind , gratify the ...
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... mind bent in some degree , and active , they relieve it , at the same time , from that more toilsome labour to which it must submit in the acquisition of necessary erudition , or the investigation of abstract truth . The cultivation of ...
... mind bent in some degree , and active , they relieve it , at the same time , from that more toilsome labour to which it must submit in the acquisition of necessary erudition , or the investigation of abstract truth . The cultivation of ...
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... mind after the toils of the intellect , and the la- bours of abstract study ; and they gradually raise it above the ... mind , while bad pas These polish'd arts have humaniz'd mankind , Soften'd the rude , and calm'd the boist❜rous mind ...
... mind after the toils of the intellect , and the la- bours of abstract study ; and they gradually raise it above the ... mind , while bad pas These polish'd arts have humaniz'd mankind , Soften'd the rude , and calm'd the boist❜rous mind ...
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... mind : and though these may not always be durable , they are at least to be ranked among the means of disposing the heart to virtue . One thing is certain , and I shall hereafter have occasion to illustrate it more fully , that ...
... mind : and though these may not always be durable , they are at least to be ranked among the means of disposing the heart to virtue . One thing is certain , and I shall hereafter have occasion to illustrate it more fully , that ...
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