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" The energy of his determination was so great, that if, instead of being habitual, it had been shown only for a short time on particular occasions, it would have appeared a vehement impetuosity; but by being unintermitted, it had an equability of manner... "
Essays in a series of letters to a friend - Page 110
by John Foster - 1813
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The Monthly Anthology, and Boston Review, Volume 3

Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - 1806 - 788 pages
...of mankind. In this distinction, no man ever exceeded or ever will exceed onr great philanthropist, the late illustrious Howard. The energy of his determination...was so great, that if, instead of being habitual, it could have appeared in an intermitted form, operating only for a short lime, on particular occasions,...
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The Monthly Anthology, and Boston Review, Volume 3

David Phineas Adams, William Emerson, Samuel Cooper Thacher - 1806 - 788 pages
...of mankind. In this distinction, no man ever exceeded or e Ver Will exceed out great philanthropist, the late illustrious Howard. The energy of his determination was so great, that if, instead of beint» habitual, it could have appeared in an intermitted form, operating only for a «hört time,...
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The Panoplist (and Missionary magazine) conducted by an association of ...

1808 - 614 pages
...otherwise incapable •f obtaining. " In this distinction," say* our author, "no man ever exceeded, or ever will exceed, the late illustrious HOWARD. "The energy of his determination wus so great, that if instead of being habitual, it had bcen shewn only for a short time on particular...
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The Life of David Brainerd: Missionary to the Indians; with an Abridgment of ...

John Styles - 1812 - 322 pages
...find that Brainerd rose to his view when he was penning his warm and divine eulogy on the character of Howard. "The energy of his determination was so great, that if, instead of being habitual, it had been shown only for a short time on particular occasions, it would have appeared a vehement impetuosity;...
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A Sketch of Missions, Or, History of the Principal Attempts to Propagate ...

Miron Winslow - 1819 - 450 pages
...wet through, with his night sweats. What Foster said of Howard has been well applied to. Braiaerd, " The energy of his determination was so great, that if instead of being habitual, it had been shown only for a short time on particular occasions, it would have appeared a vehement impetuosity...
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The Life of David Brainerd, Missionary to the Indians: With an Abridgement ...

John Styles - 1821 - 298 pages
...find that Brainerd rose to his view when he was penning his warm and divine eulogy on the character of Howard. "The energy of his determination was so great, that if, instead of being habitual, it had been shown only for a short time on particular occasions, it would have appeared a vehement impetuosity;...
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The Life of David Brainerd, Missionary to the Indians: With an Abridgement ...

John Styles - 1821 - 308 pages
...find that Brainerd rose to his view when be was penning his warm and divine eulogy on the character of Howard. "The energy of his determination was so great, that if, instead of being habitual, it had been shown only for a shorl. time on particular occasions, it would have appeared a vehement impetuosity;...
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Memoirs of the Public and Private Life of John Howard, the Philanthropist

James Baldwin Brown - 1823 - 700 pages
...The energy of his determination," says Foster, in his celebrated Essay on Decision of Character,f " was so great, that if, instead of being habitual, it had been shown only for a short time on particular occasions, it would have appeared a vehement impetuosity...
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Hints to Parents ...: No. I[-VI], Issues 1-6

1825 - 498 pages
...character, which I will read to you after supper *. * In decision of character no man ever exceeded, or ever will exceed, the late illustrious Howard....great, that if, instead of being habitual, it had been shown only for a short time on particular occasions, it would have appeared a vehement impetuosity;...
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Hints to Parents: In Two Parts

1825 - 90 pages
...habit is established, they will not, in future, wish for the society of those whose ideas and tion was so great, that if, instead of being habitual, it had been shown only for a short time on particular occasions, it would have appeared a vehement impetuosity...
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