 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
 | Joseph Addison - English literature - 1811 - 508 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 can...were her faculties to be full blown, and incapable of further enlargements, I could imagine it might fall away insensibly, and drop at once into a state... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 504 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 can...soul thus at a stand in her accomplishments, were her fa-' culties to be full blown, and incapable of further enlargements, I could imagine it might fall... | |
 | Nicolas Gouin Dufief - Commercial correspondence, Spanish - 1811 - 606 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 can...and, were he to live ten thousand more, would be the samt thing he is at present. Were a human soul thus at a stand in her accomplishments, were her faculties... | |
 | Charles Peirce - Textbooks - 1811 - 266 pages
...perfection, that he c=in never pass. : in a fsw yesrs he has all the endowment* he is capable cf ; and were he to live ten thousand more, would be the...thus at a stand in her accomplishments ; were her f iculties to be lull blown, and incapable of farther enlargements ; I could imagine she might fall... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1811 - 286 pages
...fall away into nothing, almoft as foon as it is created ? Are fuch abilities made for no purpofe ? A brute arrives at a point of perfection, that he can never pafs ; in a few years he has all the endowments he is capable of ; and were he to live ten thoufand... | |
 | John Wesley - Methodism - 1812 - 448 pages
...created ? Are such abilities made for no purpose ? A brute arrives at a point of perfection that h» can never pass ; in a few years he has all the endowments...her accomplishments, were her faculties to be full grown, and incapable of farther enlargements, I could imagine it might fall away insensibly, and drop... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 312 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 can...pass : in a few years he has all the endowments he is capabl* of; and were he to live ten thousand more, would be the same thing he is at present. Were a... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1813 - 276 pages
...few years he has all the endowments he is eapi and were he to live ten thousand more, would be the thing he is at present. Were a human soul thus at a sta. in her aeeomplishments; were her faeulties to be full b!' and ineapable of farther enlargements:... | |
 | New Church gen. confer - 1877 - 624 pages
...is created 1 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...were her faculties to be full blown and incapable of further enlargements, I could imagine it might fall away insensibly, and drop at once into a state... | |
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1814 - 424 pages
...f;ill away into nothing, almost as soon as it is created ? Are such abilities marie for no purpose ? A brute arrives at a point of perfection that he can...pass ; in a few years he has all the endowments he is c;ipnble of ; where he to live ten thousand more, he would be the same thing lie -is at present. Were... | |
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