The Eclectic Review, Volume 20; Volume 84Samuel Greatheed, Daniel Parken, Theophilus Williams, Josiah Conder, Thomas Price, Jonathan Edwards Ryland, Edwin Paxton Hood 1846 - English literature |
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... learned , or been willing , to make suitable arrangements with the booksellers . His book was first introduced to us by the Quarterly Review ; and we immediately determined to bring it without delay before the notice of our readers ...
... learned , or been willing , to make suitable arrangements with the booksellers . His book was first introduced to us by the Quarterly Review ; and we immediately determined to bring it without delay before the notice of our readers ...
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... learned a little of what magistrates , policemen , jurors , yeomanry , spies in the pay of government , and other members of the home - executive , could , thirty years since , do for the maintenance of peace and in honour of ...
... learned a little of what magistrates , policemen , jurors , yeomanry , spies in the pay of government , and other members of the home - executive , could , thirty years since , do for the maintenance of peace and in honour of ...
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... doctrines without novelty in nature or in mode , and destitute of the accidents of popular acceptance , command a strange influence over the minds of others . The learned marvel because of their ignorance , 34 THE CHRISTIAN MINISTRY-
... doctrines without novelty in nature or in mode , and destitute of the accidents of popular acceptance , command a strange influence over the minds of others . The learned marvel because of their ignorance , 34 THE CHRISTIAN MINISTRY-
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... learned marvel because of their ignorance , the eloquent because they are rude , the original , because they are common - place , and they may all marvel while they look in these directions ; the secret of their success is in the energy ...
... learned marvel because of their ignorance , the eloquent because they are rude , the original , because they are common - place , and they may all marvel while they look in these directions ; the secret of their success is in the energy ...
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... learned , nor the frowns of the good , would probably have been able to extirpate those evil weeds of literature . The happy change is mainly due to the imaginative genius and lore of Sir Walter Scott , whose instinct led him to the ...
... learned , nor the frowns of the good , would probably have been able to extirpate those evil weeds of literature . The happy change is mainly due to the imaginative genius and lore of Sir Walter Scott , whose instinct led him to the ...
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Page 571 - Other refuge have I none; Hangs my helpless soul on Thee; Leave, ah, leave me not alone, Still support and comfort me.
Page 299 - ... fables. And exercise thyself unto godliness : for bodily exercise is profitable for a little ; but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life which now is, and of that which is to come.
Page 124 - SHARPE (S.) The History of Egypt, from the Earliest Times till the Conquest by the Arabs, AD 640.
Page 187 - And it came to pass at the end of the four hundred and thirty years, even the selfsame day it came to pass, that all the hosts of the LORD went out from the land of Egypt.
Page 355 - O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? Thanks be to God, who giveth us the victory, through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Page 14 - Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness : for they shall be filled. Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God. Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Page 748 - Tell me not of rights — talk not of the property of the planter in his slaves. I deny the right — I acknowledge not the property.
Page 329 - To recapitulate, therefore, the reasonings of this section: every idea is copied from some preceding impression or sentiment; and where we cannot find any impression, we may be certain that there is no idea. In all single instances of the operation of bodies or minds, there is nothing that produces any impression, nor consequently can suggest any idea of power or necessary connection.
Page 572 - Christ formed in his heart the hope of glory," — oneness, incorporation, vital and conscious union with the Lord. From this time " the life that he lived in the flesh, he lived by the faith of the Son of God, who loved him and gave himself for him,
Page 689 - Walking by the seaside, in a calm evening, upon a sandy shore, and with an ebbing tide, I have frequently remarked the appearance of a dark cloud, or, rather, very thick mist, hanging over the edge of the water, to the height, perhaps, of half a yard, and of the breadth of two or three yards, stretching along the coast as far as the eye could reach, and always retiring with me water. When this cloud came to be examined, it proved to be nothing else than so much space, filled with young shrimps...