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... volume ap- peared . The style drew down both praise and condemnation . The public voice confirmed the favorable judgment of his friends on its broad mer- its , and the first edition of 1000 was exhausted in a few days . Bishop Watson ...
... volume ap- peared . The style drew down both praise and condemnation . The public voice confirmed the favorable judgment of his friends on its broad mer- its , and the first edition of 1000 was exhausted in a few days . Bishop Watson ...
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... volume followed in two years from the publication of the first . In 1779 he accepted the sinecure post of a lord of trade . In 1780 he lost his seat ; but Lord North put him into Lymington , a seat he retained until 1784. The Board of ...
... volume followed in two years from the publication of the first . In 1779 he accepted the sinecure post of a lord of trade . In 1780 he lost his seat ; but Lord North put him into Lymington , a seat he retained until 1784. The Board of ...
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... Volume . This Bible , in 2 vols . folio , consisted of 1282 pages , finely executed , by As to the translation of Wycliffe , it is true that he was ignorant of Greek and Hebrew , which some of the priests , 150 years after , regarded as ...
... Volume . This Bible , in 2 vols . folio , consisted of 1282 pages , finely executed , by As to the translation of Wycliffe , it is true that he was ignorant of Greek and Hebrew , which some of the priests , 150 years after , regarded as ...
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... volume . But the Think of the tremendous forces that were acting printers had not proceeded far , when the work in combination against the introduction of the was interdicted . They managed , however , to se - printed Scriptures into ...
... volume . But the Think of the tremendous forces that were acting printers had not proceeded far , when the work in combination against the introduction of the was interdicted . They managed , however , to se - printed Scriptures into ...
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... volume and its Divine Author , to flatter any mortal within its covers . At this time the Scrip- tures came freely into England , and were eagerly read by many without any molestation from the authorities . At length , in 1535 , the ...
... volume and its Divine Author , to flatter any mortal within its covers . At this time the Scrip- tures came freely into England , and were eagerly read by many without any molestation from the authorities . At length , in 1535 , the ...
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Page 17 - I took several turns in a berceau, or covered walk of acacias, which commands a prospect of the country, the lake, and the mountains. The air was temperate, the sky was serene, the silver orb of the moon was reflected from the waters, and all nature was silent. I will not dissemble the first emotions of joy on the recovery of my freedom, and, perhaps, the establishment of my fame.
Page 17 - After laying down my pen, I took several turns in a berceau, or covered walk of acacias, which commands a prospect of the country, the lake, and the mountains. The air was temperate, the sky was serene, the silver orb of the moon was reflected from the waters, and all nature was silent.
Page 254 - ... that by labour and intent study (which I take to be my portion in this life) joined with the strong propensity of nature, I might perhaps leave something so written to aftertimes, as they should not willingly let it die.
Page 199 - Look thou upon me, and be merciful unto me, as thou usest to do -unto those that love thy name. 133 Order my steps in thy word : and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.
Page 66 - I am lord of the fowl and the brute. 0 Solitude ! where are the charms That sages have seen in thy face ? Better dwell in the midst of alarms Than reign in this horrible place. 1 am out of humanity's reach, I must finish my journey alone, Never hear the sweet music of speech, I start at the sound of my own. The beasts that roam over the plain My form with indifference see ; They are so unacquainted with man, Their tameness is shocking to me.
Page 268 - Upon the whole, I have always considered him, both in his lifetime and since his death, as approaching as nearly to the idea of a perfectly wise and virtuous man as perhaps the nature of human frailty will permit.
Page 181 - OH, to be in England Now that April's there, And whoever wakes in England Sees, some morning, unaware, That the lowest boughs and the brushwood sheaf Round the elm-tree bole are in tiny leaf, While the chaffinch sings on the orchard bough In England - now...
Page 257 - The square of the hypothenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides ; as, 5033 402+302.
Page 177 - Memory and her siren daughters, but by devout prayer to that eternal Spirit, who can enrich with all utterance and knowledge, and sends out his seraphim, with the hallowed fire of his altar, to touch and purify the lips of whom he pleases.
Page 196 - Godliness is profitable unto all things, having the promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.