Memoirs of the Life of Gilbert Wakefield, Volume 2J. Johnson, 1804 |
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... truth and liberty . " Yet , his prospects afterwards improving , he continued to reside at Hackney during the seven succeeding years , occupied by his literary engagements , and interested by the extraordinary occurrences of such an ...
... truth and liberty . " Yet , his prospects afterwards improving , he continued to reside at Hackney during the seven succeeding years , occupied by his literary engagements , and interested by the extraordinary occurrences of such an ...
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... Truth and Freedom ; a sentiment which in early life Mr. Wakefield adopted as his motto : to these his mind was ardently devoted , and their great interests he endeavoured to ad- vance , as well by the occasional amusements of his ...
... Truth and Freedom ; a sentiment which in early life Mr. Wakefield adopted as his motto : to these his mind was ardently devoted , and their great interests he endeavoured to ad- vance , as well by the occasional amusements of his ...
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... truth of no common moment to a nation calling itself Christian ; for the author undertakes to shew that the precepts and spirit of the gospel are incompatible with those maxims of worldly policy which are so gene- rally applauded : yet ...
... truth of no common moment to a nation calling itself Christian ; for the author undertakes to shew that the precepts and spirit of the gospel are incompatible with those maxims of worldly policy which are so gene- rally applauded : yet ...
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... truth before me , I readily pursue , and endea- vour to trace it to it's source , without any reserve or caution of pushing the discovery too far , or opening too great a glare of it to the public . I look upon the discovery of any ...
... truth before me , I readily pursue , and endea- vour to trace it to it's source , without any reserve or caution of pushing the discovery too far , or opening too great a glare of it to the public . I look upon the discovery of any ...
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... truth , with manly and unprejudiced enquirers , by an examination of a deistical pamphlet , which seemed so fair a candidate for extensive circulation ; " regretting that " by a strange perversity , whilst natural philosophy , politics ...
... truth , with manly and unprejudiced enquirers , by an examination of a deistical pamphlet , which seemed so fair a candidate for extensive circulation ; " regretting that " by a strange perversity , whilst natural philosophy , politics ...
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Page 32 - So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day.
Page 45 - But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them. Let both grow together until the harvest : and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.
Page 325 - And having been a little chastised, they shall be greatly rewarded : for God proved them, and found them worthy for himself.
Page 435 - Yet conjectural criticism has been of great use in the learned world; nor is it my intention to depreciate a study, that has exercised so many mighty minds, from the revival of learning to our own age, from the bishop of Aleria to English Bentley.
Page 440 - I have always suspected that the reading is right, which requires many words to prove it wrong ; and the emendation wrong, that cannot without so much labour appear to be right.
Page 320 - For honourable age is not that which standeth in length of time, nor that is measured by number of years. But wisdom is the gray hair unto men, and an unspotted life is old age.
Page 278 - For every high priest taken from among men is ordained for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins: 2. Who can have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the way; for that he himself also is compassed with infirmity.
Page 325 - But the souls of the righteous are in the hand of God, and there shall no torment touch them. In the sight of the unwise they seemed to die: and their departure is taken for misery. And their going from us to be utter destruction: but they are in peace.
Page 201 - ... These diminutive observations seem to take away something from the dignity of writing, and therefore are never communicated but with hesitation, and a little fear of abasement and contempt. But it must be remembered, that life consists not of a series of illustrious actions, or elegant enjoyments; the greater part of our time passes in compliance with necessities, in the performance of daily duties, in the removal of small inconveniences, in the procurement of petty pleasures ; and we are well...
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