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Page 147
What then remains but the cause internal ; the very cause which we have
supposed , when we place the Sovereign Good in Mind min Rectitude of Conduct
? HARRIS . - CH A P. ' IV . ON THE IMMORTALITY OF THE SOUL , A MONG
other ...
What then remains but the cause internal ; the very cause which we have
supposed , when we place the Sovereign Good in Mind min Rectitude of Conduct
? HARRIS . - CH A P. ' IV . ON THE IMMORTALITY OF THE SOUL , A MONG
other ...
Page 149
To look upon the soul as going on from strength to strength , to confider that she
is to shine for ever with new accessions of glory , and brighten to all eternity ; that
she will be still adding virtue to virtue , and knowledge to knowledge ; carries in it
...
To look upon the soul as going on from strength to strength , to confider that she
is to shine for ever with new accessions of glory , and brighten to all eternity ; that
she will be still adding virtue to virtue , and knowledge to knowledge ; carries in it
...
Page 150
With what astonishment and veneration may we look into our souls , where there
are such hidden stores of virtue and ... The soul , considered in relation to its
Creator , is like one of those mathematical lines that may draw nearer to another
for ...
With what astonishment and veneration may we look into our souls , where there
are such hidden stores of virtue and ... The soul , considered in relation to its
Creator , is like one of those mathematical lines that may draw nearer to another
for ...
Page 353
Why bade ye else , ye pow'rs ! her soul aspire Above the vulgar flight of low defire
? ... Moft souls , ' tis true , but peep out once an age , Dull fullen pris'ners in the
body's cage : Dim lights of life , that burn a length of years Useless , unseen , as ...
Why bade ye else , ye pow'rs ! her soul aspire Above the vulgar flight of low defire
? ... Moft souls , ' tis true , but peep out once an age , Dull fullen pris'ners in the
body's cage : Dim lights of life , that burn a length of years Useless , unseen , as ...
Page 361
... Make human nature shine , reform the soul , And break our fierce barbarians
into men . Syph . Patience , just Heav'ns ! . Excuse an old man's warmth . What
are these wond'rous civilizing arts , This Roman polish , and this fmooth
behaviour ...
... Make human nature shine , reform the soul , And break our fierce barbarians
into men . Syph . Patience , just Heav'ns ! . Excuse an old man's warmth . What
are these wond'rous civilizing arts , This Roman polish , and this fmooth
behaviour ...
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| Title | The Speaker: Or, Miscellaneous Pieces, Selected from the Best English Writers, and Disposed Under Proper Heads, with a View to Facilitate the Improvement of Youth in Reading and Speaking |
| Author | William Enfield |
| Editor | William Enfield |
| Publisher | J. Johnson, 1797 |
| Original from | Indiana University |
| Digitized | 11 Jun 2012 |
| Length | 436 pages |
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