The Works of the Rev. Isaac Watts D.D. in Nine Volumes, Volume 81813 |
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... VARIETY OF REMARKS AND RULES FOR THE ATTAINMENT and COMMUNICATION of USEFUL KNOWLEDGE , IN RELIGION , in the SCIENCES and in COMMON life . VOL . VIII . 4 PREFACE ΤΟ " THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE MIND . ” THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE MIND.
... VARIETY OF REMARKS AND RULES FOR THE ATTAINMENT and COMMUNICATION of USEFUL KNOWLEDGE , IN RELIGION , in the SCIENCES and in COMMON life . VOL . VIII . 4 PREFACE ΤΟ " THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE MIND . ” THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE MIND.
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... common life , pointing out the fairest and most fruitful spots , as well as the rocks and wildernesses , and faithless morasses of the country . But I feel age advancing upon me , and my health is insuffi- cient to perfect what I had ...
... common life , pointing out the fairest and most fruitful spots , as well as the rocks and wildernesses , and faithless morasses of the country . But I feel age advancing upon me , and my health is insuffi- cient to perfect what I had ...
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... Common Life . 1 THE FIRST PART . Directions for the Attainment of useful Knowledge . INTRODUCTION . No man is obliged to learn and know every thing ; this can neither be sought nor required , for it is utterly impossible ; yet all ...
... Common Life . 1 THE FIRST PART . Directions for the Attainment of useful Knowledge . INTRODUCTION . No man is obliged to learn and know every thing ; this can neither be sought nor required , for it is utterly impossible ; yet all ...
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... common occurrences of life : it never beholds things in a true light , nor suffers them to appear as they are . Whensoever therefore , you would make proper observations , let self with all its influences stand aside as far as possible ...
... common occurrences of life : it never beholds things in a true light , nor suffers them to appear as they are . Whensoever therefore , you would make proper observations , let self with all its influences stand aside as far as possible ...
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... common pieces of misconduct in the ob- servations of men , viz . the false judgments of pride and envy- How ready is envy to mingle with the notices which we take of other persons ? How often is mankind prone to put an ill sense upon ...
... common pieces of misconduct in the ob- servations of men , viz . the false judgments of pride and envy- How ready is envy to mingle with the notices which we take of other persons ? How often is mankind prone to put an ill sense upon ...
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Page 7 - DEEPLY possess your mind with the vast importance of a good judgment, and the rich and inestimable advantage of right reasoning. Review the instances of your own misconduct in life; think seriously with yourselves how many follies and sorrows you had escaped, and how much guilt and misery you...
Page 143 - Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona; for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father who is in heaven.
Page 106 - Who sees with equal eye, as God of all, A hero perish, or a sparrow fall, Atoms or systems into ruin hurl'd, And now a bubble burst, and now a world.
Page 94 - If the mind apply itself at first to easier subjects and things near akin to what is already known, and then advance to the more remote and knotty parts of knowledge by slow degrees, it will be able in this manner to cope with great difficulties, and prevail over them with amazing and happy success.
Page 65 - He that answereth a matter before he heareth it it is folly and shame unto him.
Page 21 - ... maturity. 4. It is another advantage of reading, that we may review what we have read ; we may consult the page again and again, and meditate on it at successive seasons, in our serenest and retired hours, having the book always at hand...
Page 31 - General observations drawn from particulars are the jewels of knowledge, comprehending great store in a little room ; but they are therefore to be made with the greater care and caution, lest, if we take counterfeit for true, our loss and shame be the greater when our stock comes to a severe scrutiny.