The Works of the Right Reverend George Horne ...: To which are Prefixed Memoirs of His Life, Studies, and Writings, Volume 1J. Johnson, 1818 |
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... have seen . But , while I heard some things which were un- pleasant , I heard others which gave me encourage- ment . For , though it was commonly reported that I had bestowed too many words upon a cause which neither X PREFACE TO.
... have seen . But , while I heard some things which were un- pleasant , I heard others which gave me encourage- ment . For , though it was commonly reported that I had bestowed too many words upon a cause which neither X PREFACE TO.
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... words upon a cause which neither required nor deserved them , one of the wisest men of this age , who is an host of himself , wished I had said more ; it being a cause of which the world heard much , but knew little , and wanted to know ...
... words upon a cause which neither required nor deserved them , one of the wisest men of this age , who is an host of himself , wished I had said more ; it being a cause of which the world heard much , but knew little , and wanted to know ...
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... word inspiration , which is the act of the Holy Ghost , denotes a blowing or breathing as of the air ; and the name ... words : " The wind , which is here the type of " the Holy Ghost , doth of all creatures best express " it : for , of ...
... word inspiration , which is the act of the Holy Ghost , denotes a blowing or breathing as of the air ; and the name ... words : " The wind , which is here the type of " the Holy Ghost , doth of all creatures best express " it : for , of ...
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... words -- it will surely be thought - which is not an argument , but an appeal to the judgement of others who are under the same prejudice with him- self . To prevent which for the time to come , and to satisfy those who , having heard ...
... words -- it will surely be thought - which is not an argument , but an appeal to the judgement of others who are under the same prejudice with him- self . To prevent which for the time to come , and to satisfy those who , having heard ...
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... words , extravagant as they may seem at first , have not been fully verified . I myself , for one , am so thoroughly persuaded of this , that I determine never to give quarter to natural re- ligion , when it falls in my way to speak of ...
... words , extravagant as they may seem at first , have not been fully verified . I myself , for one , am so thoroughly persuaded of this , that I determine never to give quarter to natural re- ligion , when it falls in my way to speak of ...
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Passagens conhecidas
Página 285 - But rise; let us no more contend, nor blame Each other, blamed enough elsewhere; but strive, In offices of love, how we may lighten Each other's burden, in our share of woe...
Página 139 - Heaven derive their light. These born to judge, as well as those to write. Let such teach others who themselves excel, And censure freely who have written well.
Página 393 - It is an uncontrolled truth," says Swift, "that no man ever made an ill figure who understood his own talents, nor a good one who mistook them.
Página xxxviii - Or the unseen genius of the wood. But let my due feet never fail To walk the Studious cloister's pale, And love the high embowed roof, With antique pillars massy proof, And storied windows richly dight, Casting a dim, religious light.
Página 73 - Behold, he cometh with clouds ; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him : and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.
Página 315 - Those authors, therefore, are to be read at schools* that supply most axioms of prudence, most principles of moral truth, and most materials for conversation ; and these purposes are best served by poets, orators, and historians.
Página xxxviii - With antique pillars massy proof, And storied windows richly dight, Casting a dim religious light. There let the pealing organ blow, To the full-voiced quire below, In service high and anthems clear, As may with sweetness, through mine ear, Dissolve me into ecstasies, And bring all Heaven before mine eyes.
Página 128 - Spiritus intus alit: totamque infusa per artus ' Mens agitat molem, et magno se corpore miscet ' Inde hominum pecudumque genus vitaeque volantum ' Et quae marmoreo fert monstra sub aequore pontus.
Página 235 - Yearly in our course returning, Messengers of shortest stay, Thus we preach this truth concerning, Heaven and earth shall pass away.
Página 315 - ... wrong ; the next is an acquaintance with the history of mankind, and with those examples which may be said to embody truth, and prove by events the reasonableness of opinions. Prudence and justice are virtues and excellences of all times and of all places ; we are perpetually moralists, but we are geometricians only by chance.