Essays: With Annotations by Richard Whately |
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... learned , ingenious , and entertaining ) have almost entirely overlooked what appears to me the real character , and proper office , of Proverbs . ' Considering that Proverbs have been current in all ages countries , it is a curious ...
... learned , ingenious , and entertaining ) have almost entirely overlooked what appears to me the real character , and proper office , of Proverbs . ' Considering that Proverbs have been current in all ages countries , it is a curious ...
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... learned to read , though he dis- tinctly sees black marks on white paper , so is all experience and acquaintance with facts , unprofitable to one whose mind has not been trained to read rightly the volume of nature , and of human ...
... learned to read , though he dis- tinctly sees black marks on white paper , so is all experience and acquaintance with facts , unprofitable to one whose mind has not been trained to read rightly the volume of nature , and of human ...
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... learned and pious persons after mature deliberation , and publicly set forth by common authority , but he is called upon to converse with the leading members of the congregation , and satisfy them as to the soundness of his views ; not ...
... learned and pious persons after mature deliberation , and publicly set forth by common authority , but he is called upon to converse with the leading members of the congregation , and satisfy them as to the soundness of his views ; not ...
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... learned men that ever existed , maintaining the opposite con- clusion , but having previously resolved to forego all exercise of their own judgment , and to receive implicitly what is dictated to them . For , the testimony ( to use a ...
... learned men that ever existed , maintaining the opposite con- clusion , but having previously resolved to forego all exercise of their own judgment , and to receive implicitly what is dictated to them . For , the testimony ( to use a ...
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... learned in the school of sorrow , is not one of the least difficult lessons which sorrow has to teach him ; not to mention that the grateful reception of God's gifts is as true a part of duty — and even a more neglected part of it ...
... learned in the school of sorrow , is not one of the least difficult lessons which sorrow has to teach him ; not to mention that the grateful reception of God's gifts is as true a part of duty — and even a more neglected part of it ...
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Common terms and phrases
advantage Æneid ancient ANNOTATIONS ANTITHETA Aristotle atheists Augustus Cæsar Bacon believe better Bishop Butler Cæsar called cause character christian Church common commonly contrary counsel course cunning danger desire divine doctrine doth doubt Edinburgh Review effect envy Epicurus error ESSAY evil favour fear feel Galba give hath helotism Henry VII honour human important infallible instance judgment Julius Cæsar keep kind king labour less maketh man's matter means men's ment merely mind moral nature never object observed opinion opposite party perceive perhaps persons political Pompey practice princes principle profess racter reason regard religion religious remarkable Roman Roman Catholic saith Scripture seditions sense side sometimes speak superstition supposed sure Tacitus things thou thought tion true truth unto usury Vespasian virtue wealth wisdom wise word