American Library of Useful Knowledge, Volume 1Stimpson and Clapp, 1831 - Science |
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Page 38
... kind to weigh against a strong and ardent desire to signify my approba- tion of the objects , and my conviction of the utility , of this institution ; and to manifest my prompt attention to whatever others may suppose to be in my power ...
... kind to weigh against a strong and ardent desire to signify my approba- tion of the objects , and my conviction of the utility , of this institution ; and to manifest my prompt attention to whatever others may suppose to be in my power ...
Page 42
... kind , physical as well as moral , which the human breast feels , and which brutes do not feel and cannot feel , raises man , by so much , in the scale of existence , and is a clear proof , and a direct instance , of the favour of God ...
... kind , physical as well as moral , which the human breast feels , and which brutes do not feel and cannot feel , raises man , by so much , in the scale of existence , and is a clear proof , and a direct instance , of the favour of God ...
Page 61
... kind was occasioned . Accident , of course , could be the only source of improvement ; and for want of acquaintance with the lead- ing principles of mechanical philosophy , the chances were indefinitely multiplied against these ...
... kind was occasioned . Accident , of course , could be the only source of improvement ; and for want of acquaintance with the lead- ing principles of mechanical philosophy , the chances were indefinitely multiplied against these ...
Page 63
... kind of knowledge was more immediately requisite for those who are to construct or make use of labor - saving machinery , who are to navigate the ocean , to lay out and direct the excavation of canals , to build steam - engines and ...
... kind of knowledge was more immediately requisite for those who are to construct or make use of labor - saving machinery , who are to navigate the ocean , to lay out and direct the excavation of canals , to build steam - engines and ...
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... kind of favoritism must generally decide it . Thus is every man obliged to submit to all the chances of a popular election , whether he shall be allowed to work for his bread ; and that , too , in a country where the people are not ...
... kind of favoritism must generally decide it . Thus is every man obliged to submit to all the chances of a popular election , whether he shall be allowed to work for his bread ; and that , too , in a country where the people are not ...
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