| James Boswell - 1791 - 554 pages
...of a light-houfe, might juftly be imputed the calamities of fhipwrecks. Chriftianity is the higheft perfection of humanity ; and as no man is good but as he wifhes the good of others, no man can be good in the higheft degree, who wifhes not to others the largeft... | |
| Missions - 1797 - 610 pages
...of a light-houfe, might juftly be imputed the calamities of fhipwrcck. Chriftianity is the higheft perfection of .humanity ; and as no man is good, but as he wifhes the good of others, no man can be good in the higheft degree, who willies not to others the... | |
| 1814
...extinguishes the tapers of a light-house might justly be imputed the ealamilies of shipwrecks. Christianity is the highest perfection of humanity ; and as no man is good but as lie wishes the good of others, no man can he pxid in the highest degree who wishes not to others the... | |
| James Boswell - 1807 - 508 pages
...extinguish the tapers of a light-house, might justly be imputed the calamities of shipwrecks. Christianity is the highest perfection of humanity; and as no man...others the largest measures of the greatest good. To omit for a year, or for a day, the most efficacious method of advancing Christianity, in compliance... | |
| James Boswell - Authors, English - 1807 - 514 pages
...extinguish the tapers of a light-house, might justly be imputed the calamities of shipwrecks. Christianity is the highest perfection of humanity ; and as no...others the largest measures of the greatest good. To omit for a year, or for a day, the most efficacious method of advancing Christianity, in compliance... | |
| James Forbes - 1815 - 458 pages
...extinguish the tapers of a light-house, might justly be imputed the calamities of shipwreck. Christianity is the highest perfection of humanity; and as no man...highest degree, who wishes not to others the largest measure of the greatest good. To omit for a year, or for a day. the most efficacious method of advancing... | |
| Missions - 1825 - 618 pages
...justly be imputed the calamities of shipwreck. Christianity is the highest perfection of human nature ; and as no man is good but as he wishes the good of others, so BO man can be good in the highest degree, who wishes not to others the largest measures of the greatest... | |
| Scepticism - 1814 - 258 pages
...Observer, for 1808, p. 303. 181 impaled the calamities of shipwrecks. Christianity is the liighest perfection of humanity ! and as no man is good but...others the largest measures of the greatest good. To omit for a year, or for a day, the most efficacious method of advancing Christianity, in compliance... | |
| Frank Elizabeth - 1814 - 400 pages
...the tapers of a lighthouse, might justly be imputed the calamities of shipwrecks. Christianity is the perfection of humanity; and as no man is good but...highest degree, who wishes not to others the largest measure of the greatest good. I am not very willing that any language should be totally extinguished.... | |
| Elizabeth Frank - English language - 1814 - 400 pages
...the tapers of a lighthouse, might justly be imputed the calamities of shipwrecks. Christianity is the perfection of humanity ; and as no man is good but...highest degree, who wishes not to others the largest measure of the greatest good. I am not very willing that any language should be totally extinguished.... | |
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