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| 1805 - 506 pages
...of common saintship to commit. It implied an inconceivable severity of conviction, that he had owe thing to do; and that he, who would do some great...his forces, as, to idle spectators who live only to amu$e themselves, looks like insanity. His attention was so strongly and tenaciously fixed on his object,... | |
| Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - American literature - 1806 - 788 pages
...taste is very far-beyond the reach of common saintshipto commit. It im> plied ma mconceirabfe sereruy of conviction, that he had one thing to do ; and that he, who would do some great tiling in this short life, •last apply hiaiself to the work with such a concentration of his forces,... | |
| 1806 - 854 pages
...common saintship to commit. It implied an inconceivable severity of conviction, that he had «nr thin? to do ; and that he, who would do some great thing in thii Rfsieu: of Foster's Essays. short life, muÑt apply himself to the woik with such a concentration... | |
| John Foster - Autobiography - 1807 - 402 pages
...its ruins. Such a sin against taste is very far beyond the reach of common 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 short life, must apply himself to the work with... | |
| Congregational churches - 1808 - 604 pages
...its ruins. Such a sin against taste is very far beyond the reach of common saintthip to commit. It implied an inconceivable severity of conviction, that...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, to idle spectators, who... | |
| John Foster - 1813 - 502 pages
...its ruins. Such a sin against taste is very far beyond the reach of common saintship to commit. It implied an inconceivable severity of conviction, that...one thing to do, and that he who would do some great thtng in this short life, must apply himself to the work with such a concentration of his forces, as,... | |
| Miron Winslow - Missions - 1819 - 446 pages
...forbidding it to be more, and the character of the individual forbidding it to be less. His conduct implied an inconceivable severity of conviction that...who would do some great thing, in this short life, mustapply himself to the work, with such a concentration of his forces, as, to idle spectators who... | |
| Child development - 1825 - 90 pages
...consciousness of duty, as to refus« himself time for surveying the magnificence of its ruins. This implied an inconceivable severity of conviction, that...apply himself to the work with such a concentration of hif forces, as to idle spectators, who live only to amuse thcmselvei, looks like insanity. His attention... | |
| Education - 1825 - 498 pages
...consciousness of duty, as to refuse himself time for surveying the magnificence of its ruins. This implied an inconceivable severity of conviction, that...short life, must apply himself to the work with such a con. 59 in the cultivation of the young heart; and if judiciously managed, forms a subject of the highest... | |
| Theology - 1826 - 478 pages
...mind fobidding it to be more and the character of the individual forbidding it to be less. His conduct implied an inconceivable severity of conviction that...apply himself to the work with such a concentration of forces as to idle spectators, who live only to amuse themselves, looks like insanity. — History of... | |
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