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" ... anything like turbulence or agitation. It was the 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 less. "
Essays in a series of letters to a friend - Page 110
by John Foster - 1813
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The Eclectic review. vol. 1-New [8th], Volume 1, Part 1

1805 - 506 pages
...time, on particular occasions, it would have seemed a vehement impetuosity; but by being continuous, it had an equability of manner, which scarcely appeared to exceed the tone of acalm constancy. It was the calmness of an intensity, kept uniform by the nature of the human mind...
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The Christian observer [afterw.] The Christian observer and advocate

1806 - 854 pages
...time, on particular occasions, it wuuld have seemed a vehcment impetuosity ; but by beinj continuous, it had an equability of manner, which scarcely appeared to exceed the tone of a calm constancy. It was the calmness of an intensity, kept uniform by the nature of the human mind forbidding it to be more,...
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The Panoplist (and Missionary magazine) conducted by an association of ...

1808 - 614 pages
...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 occasions,...equability of manner which scarcely appeared to exceed the teñe of » cairn constancy, it wa» so totally the reverse of any thing like turbulence or agitation....
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The Panoplist, Or, the Christian's Armory, Volume 3

1808 - 604 pages
...determination was so great, tnat if instead of beinghabitual, it had been shewn only for a short lime on particular occasions, it would have appeared a vehement impetuosity ; but by being un'tntermitted, it had an equability of manner which scarcely appeared to exceed the T0He of a calm...
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Memoirs of the Public and Private Life of John Howard, the Philanthropist

James Baldwin Brown - 1823 - 700 pages
...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...appeared to exceed the tone of a calm constancy, it was •' • Dr. Aikin, p 210. f Foster's Essays, pp. isa— 125. so totally the reverse of any thing like...
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An Historical Inquiry Into the Principal Circumstances and Events Relative ...

Barclay Mounteney - 1824 - 580 pages
...it would have seemed a vehement impetuosity; but, by being continuous, it had an equability of 522 manner, which scarcely appeared to exceed the tone of a calm constancy. It was the calmness of an intensity kept uniform by the nature of the human mind forbidding it to be more,...
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Polemical and Other Miscellanies: Consisting of Articles Originally Inserted ...

Robert Hall - 1827 - 276 pages
...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...appeared to exceed the tone of a calm constancy, it was 90 totally the reverse of any thing like tarbulenee or agitation. It was the calmness of an intensity,...
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Methodist Magazine and Quarterly Review, Volume 10

1827 - 512 pages
...Brainerd ; the energy of his determination was so great, that if instead of habitual, it had been shown only for a short time, on particular occasions, it...impetuosity ; but by being unintermitted, it had an equality of manner which scarcely appeared to exceed the tone of a calm constancy, it was so totally...
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The works of Robert Hall. With a brief memoir of his life, by dr ..., Volume 4

Robert Hall - 1832 - 516 pages
...for instance, or ever will exceed, the " late illustrious Howard. The energy of his de" termination was so great, that if, instead of being " habitual,...have appeared " a vehement impetuosity; but by being uninter" mitted it had an equability of manner, which " scarcely appeared to exceed the tone of a calm...
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Reviews and miscellaneous pieces

Robert Hall - 1833 - 522 pages
...for instance, or ever will exceed, the " late illustrious Howard. The energy of his de" termination was so great, that if, instead of being " habitual,...have appeared " a vehement impetuosity ; but by being uninter" mitted it had an equability of manner, which " scarcely appeared to exceed the tone of a calm...
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