 A brute arrives at a point of perfection that he can never pass : in a few years he has all the endowments he is capable of; and were he to live ten thousand more, would be the same thing he is at present.  Rudiments of English Composition - Page 51by Alexander Reid - 1854 - 134 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Scott - Children's stories - 1820 - 398 pages
...fall away into nothing, almost as soon as it is crcattd? Are such abilities made for no purpose ? , A brute arrives at a point of perfection that he can never pass; in a few years be has all the en-' dowmentshe is capable of; were he to live ten thousand more, he would be the same... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Anthologies - 1821 - 280 pages
...fall away into nothing, almost as soon as it is created ? Are such abilities made for no purpose ? A brute arrives at a point of perfection, that he...thousand more, would be the same thing he is at present. 5. Were a human soul thus at a stand in her accomplishments ; were her faculties to be full blown,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Children - 1821 - 278 pages
...foil away into nothing, almost as soon as it is created ? Are such abilities made for no purpose ? A brute arrives at a point of perfection, that he...endowments he is capable of ; and were he to live 4en thousand more, would be the same thing he is at present, Were a human soul thus at' a stand in... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Children - 1821 - 280 pages
...shall fall away into nothing, almost as soon as it is created ? Are such abilities made for no purpose; A brute arrives at a point of perfection, that he...years he has all the endowments he is capable of; and wereJie'toTive ten thousand more, •would be the same thing lieisi-rtSPnT.' Were a humau thus at a... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1822 - 312 pages
...almost as soon as it is created ? Are such abilities made for nopurposr . ? A brute arrives at a pmnt of perfection, that he. can never pass; in a few years...were her faculties to be full blown, and incapable of further enlargements ; I could imagine she might fall away insensibly, and drop at once into a state... | |
 | Lindley Murray, Jeremiah Goodrich - Literature - 1822 - 322 pages
...shall fall away into nothing, almost as soon as it is created? Are such abilities made for no purpose.' A brute arrives at a point of perfection, that he...thousand more, would be the same thing he is at present. 5. Were a human soul thus at a stand in her accomplishments; were her faculties to be full blown, and... | |
 | Allen Fisk - English language - 1822 - 192 pages
...raited by single stones ; yet you see its height and spaciousness.' l A brute arrives at a point ОГ perfection, that he can never pass ¡ in a few years...endowments he is capable of; and, were he to live teu thousand moic, would be the same thing he is al present.' 2. When a semicolon, or more than one... | |
 | Noah Webster - English language - 1822 - 246 pages
...period is complete, so as to admit of a full point, but something is added by way of illustration; as "A brute arrives at a point of perfection that he can never pass: in a fiiw years he has all the endowments he is capable of; and were he to live ten thousand more, would... | |
 | Spectator (London, England : 1711) - 1822 - 788 pages
...away into nothing almost as soon as it is created .' Are such abilities made for no purpose t A brnle n it met at his fire-side ; for he tells us the audience alwa feu- years he has all the endowments he is capable of; and were he to live ten thousand more, would... | |
 | W. JILLARD HORT - 1822 - 156 pages
...is created ? Are such abilities made for no purpose ? A brute arrives at a point of perfection which he can never pass: in a few years, he has all the endowments of which he is capable: and were he to live ten thousand more, he would be the same thing he is at... | |
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