The Life, Character, and Literary Labours of Samuel Drew, A. M.Harper, 1835 - 363 pages |
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... Arguments on the Divinity of Christ , " and " Reply to Thomas Prout , " published . 148 159 SECTION XX . Death of Mr. Drew's father - Examination of Dr. Kidd's Essay on the Trinity - Publication of the History of Cornwall - Appointed by ...
... Arguments on the Divinity of Christ , " and " Reply to Thomas Prout , " published . 148 159 SECTION XX . Death of Mr. Drew's father - Examination of Dr. Kidd's Essay on the Trinity - Publication of the History of Cornwall - Appointed by ...
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... arguments so powerful , and enforced by eloquence so resistless , that he was struck to the heart . He returned to his father's house ; but finding its scenes of riot and dissipation perfectly uncongenial with his newly acquired ...
... arguments so powerful , and enforced by eloquence so resistless , that he was struck to the heart . He returned to his father's house ; but finding its scenes of riot and dissipation perfectly uncongenial with his newly acquired ...
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... argument . It was re- marked , after some time , that whenever Samuel was sent for water against his inclination , some accident was sure to befall the pitcher . There was , at all times , a plausible reason as- signed , so as to avert ...
... argument . It was re- marked , after some time , that whenever Samuel was sent for water against his inclination , some accident was sure to befall the pitcher . There was , at all times , a plausible reason as- signed , so as to avert ...
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... arguments exceedingly strong . I watched all oppor- tunities of reading for myself , and would willingly have laboured a fortnight to have the books . I had then no concep- tion that they could be obtained for money . They were , how ...
... arguments exceedingly strong . I watched all oppor- tunities of reading for myself , and would willingly have laboured a fortnight to have the books . I had then no concep- tion that they could be obtained for money . They were , how ...
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... argument as if my livelihood depended on it ; my shop was often filled with loungers , who came to canvass public meas- ures ; and now and then I went into my neighbours ' houses on a similar erraud . This encroached on my time ; and I ...
... argument as if my livelihood depended on it ; my shop was often filled with loungers , who came to canvass public meas- ures ; and now and then I went into my neighbours ' houses on a similar erraud . This encroached on my time ; and I ...
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Page 47 - Then Jonah prayed unto the Lord his God out of the fish's belly, and said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the Lord, and he heard me: out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice.
Page 21 - Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the LORD, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters saith the LORD Almighty...
Page 66 - It is easier to suppress the first desire, than to satisfy all that follow it.
Page 47 - Hitherto shalt thou come, but no farther, and here shall thy proud waves be stayed?
Page 264 - Who wickedly is wise, or madly brave, Is but the more a fool, the more a knave. Who noble ends by noble means obtains, Or failing, smiles in exile or in chains, Like good Aurelius let him reign, or bleed Like Socrates, that man is great indeed. What's fame? a fancied life in others' breath, A thing beyond us, ev'n before our death.