Essays on Various SubjectsJ. Johnson, 1809 - 158 páginas |
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... attention , can nurture it into maturity , sinks the mind at once into languor and despondence . At one time he was so over- whelmed by these considerations , that he had serious thoughts of abandoning his pro- fession , as affording no ...
... attention , can nurture it into maturity , sinks the mind at once into languor and despondence . At one time he was so over- whelmed by these considerations , that he had serious thoughts of abandoning his pro- fession , as affording no ...
Página xlix
... attention ; -his invention is lively , but under the correction of judge- ment ; his diction is pure and elegant , " and his delivery spirited ( some think too " theatrical ) —his devotional performances " are animated and fervent ...
... attention ; -his invention is lively , but under the correction of judge- ment ; his diction is pure and elegant , " and his delivery spirited ( some think too " theatrical ) —his devotional performances " are animated and fervent ...
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... , indeed his kindness and attention to his interests on all occasions could scarcely have been exceeded , had the tie of their relationship e 4 relationship been still closer . Greatly there , fore on THE REV . GEORGE WALKER . ly.
... , indeed his kindness and attention to his interests on all occasions could scarcely have been exceeded , had the tie of their relationship e 4 relationship been still closer . Greatly there , fore on THE REV . GEORGE WALKER . ly.
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... attention to it , than what it's necessities absolutely required . Experience however sufficiently demonstrates the inju- diciousness of such a system , and it's ten- dency to defeat the very object , that it has in view . The powers of ...
... attention to it , than what it's necessities absolutely required . Experience however sufficiently demonstrates the inju- diciousness of such a system , and it's ten- dency to defeat the very object , that it has in view . The powers of ...
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... attention can be direct- ed , that the comprehensive science of mathe- matics does not include within it's range . But independently of it's practical utility in the business of life , mathematical know- ledge , though it should never ...
... attention can be direct- ed , that the comprehensive science of mathe- matics does not include within it's range . But independently of it's practical utility in the business of life , mathematical know- ledge , though it should never ...
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