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... instance , all the habits observed by the naturalist , such as the modes of growth and reproduc- tion of plants and animals , are comprehended in the latter . Both alike are matters of fact . It is a fact that the earth ex- ists , or is ...
... instance , all the habits observed by the naturalist , such as the modes of growth and reproduc- tion of plants and animals , are comprehended in the latter . Both alike are matters of fact . It is a fact that the earth ex- ists , or is ...
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... instance , makes almost daily use of the forty - fifth proposition of Euclid , though he is not usually able to ... instances in which the data rest on the evidence of our own senses ; and yet our confidence in the result is not , on ...
... instance , makes almost daily use of the forty - fifth proposition of Euclid , though he is not usually able to ... instances in which the data rest on the evidence of our own senses ; and yet our confidence in the result is not , on ...
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... instance , bids me cultivate honest and humane intentions towards my fellow man ; how those intentions shall be most properly manifested in out- ward conduct , is a question for the intellect , and one that can be answered only by the ...
... instance , bids me cultivate honest and humane intentions towards my fellow man ; how those intentions shall be most properly manifested in out- ward conduct , is a question for the intellect , and one that can be answered only by the ...
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... instance of the erroneous application of the method of physical inquiry to metaphysical subjects may be found in the writings of the celebrated David Hartley , who endeavored to account for the course and association of our ideas by ...
... instance of the erroneous application of the method of physical inquiry to metaphysical subjects may be found in the writings of the celebrated David Hartley , who endeavored to account for the course and association of our ideas by ...
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... instance , the conclusion follows with absolute certainty from the premises , the truth of the premises being presupposed ; whether this truth rests upon sensible evidence , or intuition , or a previous demonstration , is of no ...
... instance , the conclusion follows with absolute certainty from the premises , the truth of the premises being presupposed ; whether this truth rests upon sensible evidence , or intuition , or a previous demonstration , is of no ...
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Page 49 - THE heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork. Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge. There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard. Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world.
Page 425 - When the loose mountain trembles from on high, Shall gravitation cease, if you go by ? Or some old temple, nodding to its fall, For Chartres' head reserve the hanging wall ? But still this world (so fitted for the knave) Contents us not.
Page 42 - Berkeley's ingenious sophistry to prove the non-existence of matter, and that every thing in the universe is merely ideal. I observed, that though we are satisfied his doctrine is not true, it is impossible to refute it. I never shall forget the alacrity with which Johnson answered, striking his foot with mighty force against a large stone, till he rebounded from it —
Page 483 - The hour is coming, in the which all that are in the grave shall hear his voice, and shall come forth : they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life ; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation...
Page 167 - The secrets of the hoary deep; a dark Illimitable ocean, without bound, Without dimension, where length, breadth, and height, And time, and place, are lost; where eldest Night And Chaos, ancestors of Nature, hold Eternal anarchy, amidst the noise Of endless wars, and by confusion stand.
Page 426 - What nothing earthly gives or can destroy, The soul's calm sun-shine, and the heart-felt joy, Is virtue's prize; a better would you fix? Then give humility a coach and six, Justice a conqueror's sword, or truth a gown, Or public spirit, its great cure, a crown.
Page 72 - In short, there are two principles which I cannot render consistent, nor is it in my power to renounce either of them, viz. that all our distinct perceptions are distinct existences, and that the mind never perceives any real connexion among distinct existences.
Page 239 - I say, that, if one train of thinking be more desirable than another, it is that which regards the phenomena of nature with a constant reference to a supreme intelligent Author. To have made this the ruling, the habitual sentiment of our minds, is to have laid the foundation of every thing which is religious. The world thenceforth becomes a temple, and life itself one continued act of adoration.