| Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - 1806 - 796 pages
...taste is very far beyond the reach of common saintsbip to commit. It im? DECISION Oí CHARACTER. plied an inconceivable severity of conviction, that he had...live only to amuse themselves, looks like insanity. His attention was so strongly nnd tenaciously fixed on his object, that even at the greatest distance,... | |
| 1806 - 854 pages
...Foster's Essays. short life, muÑt apply himself to the woik with such a concentration of bis force«, as to idle spectators who live only to amuse themselves, looks like ¡inanity. " His attention was so strongly and tenaciously fixed nit his object, that even at toe greatest... | |
| John Foster - 1807 - 402 pages
...saintship to commit. It implied an inconceivable severity of conviction, that he had one thing to da, and that he who would do some great thing in this...live only to amuse themselves, looks like insanity. His "attention was so strongly and tenaciously fixed on his object, that even at the greatest distance,... | |
| 1808 - 614 pages
...inconceivable severity of conviction, that he had ont thin:; to do, and that he who would do some great tiling in this short life, must apply himself to the work...live only to amuse themselves, looks like insanity. His attention was so strongly and tenaciously fixed on his object, that even at the greatest distance,... | |
| 1808 - 604 pages
...thing to do, and that he who would do some great thing in this short life, mast apply himself to U)e work with such a concentration of his forces, as,...live only to amuse themselves, looks like insanity. His attention was so strongly and tenaciously fixed on his object, that even at the greatest distance,... | |
| John Styles - 1812 - 322 pages
...calmness of an intensity, kept uniform by the nature of the human mind forbidding it to be more, and by the character of the individual forbidding it to be...this eternal abjuration of the quiescent feelings." A few days after his ordination, Mr. Brainerd resolved on returning home to his Indiansat the forksof... | |
| John Foster - 1813 - 502 pages
...inconceivable severity of conviction, that he had one thing to do, and that he who would do some great thtng in this short life, must apply himself to the work...live only to amuse themselves, looks like insanity. His attention was so strongly and tenaciously fixed on his object, that even at the greatest distance,... | |
| John Styles - 1820 - 310 pages
...forbidding it to be less." His conduct " implied an inconceivable severity of conviction, that he /tad one thing to do ,• and that he who would do some...this eternal abjuration of the quiescent feelings." A few days after his ordination, Mr. Brainerd resolved on returning home to his Indians, at the Forks... | |
| John Styles - 1821 - 308 pages
...individual forbidding it to be less." His conduct "implied an inconceivable severity of conviction, that ht had one thing to do; and that he who would do some...this eternal abjuration of the quiescent feelings." A few days after his ordination, Mr. Brainerd resolved on returning home to his Indians at the Forks... | |
| John Styles - 1821 - 298 pages
...forbidding it to be less." His conduct "implied an inconceivable severity of conviction, that he hud one thing to do; and that he who would do some great...this eternal abjuration of the quiescent feelings." A few days after his ordination, Mr. Brainerd resolved on. returning home to his Indians at the Forks... | |
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