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... object which the young men were striving to attain , there were difficulties to be overcome which it was not wise to ignore ; and also that there were two sides to the question , the arguments not being exhausted by denouncing all the ...
... object which the young men were striving to attain , there were difficulties to be overcome which it was not wise to ignore ; and also that there were two sides to the question , the arguments not being exhausted by denouncing all the ...
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... objects of your Institution , and the spirit in which it has been established . The objects of the Institution are two : it is intended to provide the working men of this town with the means of mental , and , besides that , with the ...
... objects of your Institution , and the spirit in which it has been established . The objects of the Institution are two : it is intended to provide the working men of this town with the means of mental , and , besides that , with the ...
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... object of this being to break down , if pos- sible , that feeling of suspicion which exists in the minds of so many of the working class , of a desire for interference and coercion on the part of those who come forward as their ...
... object of this being to break down , if pos- sible , that feeling of suspicion which exists in the minds of so many of the working class , of a desire for interference and coercion on the part of those who come forward as their ...
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... we will try this on the principle of Free Inquiry . I find , on reading over the papers issued by the committee and their opponents , that one party objects to the refusal to admit these books , on the ground that On Sceptical Books . 53.
... we will try this on the principle of Free Inquiry . I find , on reading over the papers issued by the committee and their opponents , that one party objects to the refusal to admit these books , on the ground that On Sceptical Books . 53.
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... objects of your Institution . I find in the address put forth by the committee to the members , these words : " We are only carrying out the objects of our Insti- tution and the wishes of its members , by affording mental amusement for ...
... objects of your Institution . I find in the address put forth by the committee to the members , these words : " We are only carrying out the objects of our Insti- tution and the wishes of its members , by affording mental amusement for ...
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Page 176 - Milton! thou should'st be living at this hour: England hath need of thee: she is a fen Of stagnant waters: altar, sword, and pen, Fireside, the heroic wealth of hall and bower, Have forfeited their ancient English dower Of inward happiness. We are selfish men; Oh ! raise us up, return to us again ; And give us manners, virtue, freedom, power.
Page 110 - 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 5 - And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory ; and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.
Page 164 - Sound needed none, Nor any voice of joy ; his spirit drank The spectacle : sensation, soul, and form All melted into him ; they swallowed up His animal being ; in them did he live, And by them did he live ; they were his life. In such access of mind, in such high hour Of visitation from the living God, Thought was not ; in enjoyment it expired.
Page 144 - Tell me not, Sweet, I am unkind That from the nunnery Of thy chaste breast and quiet mind, To war and arms I fly. True, a new mistress now I chase, The first foe in the field; And with a stronger faith embrace A sword, a horse, a shield. Yet this inconstancy is such As you too shall adore; I could not love thee, dear, so much, Loved I not honour more.
Page 156 - Dreams, books, are each a world ; and books, we know, Are a substantial world, both pure and good : Round these, with tendrils strong as flesh and blood, Our pastime and our happiness will grow.
Page 279 - Our little systems have their day; They have their day and cease to be: They are but broken lights of thee, And thou, O Lord, art more than they.
Page 7 - As come it will for a' that — That sense and worth, o'er a' the earth, May bear the gree, and a' that ; For a' that, and a' that, It's coming yet for a' that, That man to man, the world o'er, Shall brothers be for a
Page 114 - O, it is excellent To have a giant's strength ; but it is tyrannous To use it like a giant.
Page 125 - Come, seeling night, Scarf up the tender eye of pitiful day ; And with thy bloody and invisible hand Cancel and tear to pieces that great bond "Which keeps me pale...