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... intellectual and spiritual en- joyment than any other book . Science and litera- ture have taken deep root in this consecrated soil . No book furnishes so many important hints to the human mind ; gives so many clues to intellectual ...
... intellectual and spiritual en- joyment than any other book . Science and litera- ture have taken deep root in this consecrated soil . No book furnishes so many important hints to the human mind ; gives so many clues to intellectual ...
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... of God " have been , very imperfect without speech . Nor is it easy to see how his at- tainments could have been so surprisingly great and rapid , or how his intellectual endowments could have 18 ORAL AND WRITTEN LANGUAGE .
... of God " have been , very imperfect without speech . Nor is it easy to see how his at- tainments could have been so surprisingly great and rapid , or how his intellectual endowments could have 18 ORAL AND WRITTEN LANGUAGE .
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... intellectual endowments could have been so successfully cultivated as we know they were , if he had been originally ignorant of all language . But while the nature of the case might con- vince us that language is of divine origin , when ...
... intellectual endowments could have been so successfully cultivated as we know they were , if he had been originally ignorant of all language . But while the nature of the case might con- vince us that language is of divine origin , when ...
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... to this now scattered , but once concentrated and enlightened people ? Whatever may be the bene- fits of this great art upon the intellectual and social character , and upon individual and public prosperity , ORAL AND WRITTEN LANGUAGE . 41.
... to this now scattered , but once concentrated and enlightened people ? Whatever may be the bene- fits of this great art upon the intellectual and social character , and upon individual and public prosperity , ORAL AND WRITTEN LANGUAGE . 41.
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... intellectual re- search , the more abundant will be the evidence of its superiority . From the comparative study of languages , from the natural history of the human race , from the whole circle of natural sciences , from early history ...
... intellectual re- search , the more abundant will be the evidence of its superiority . From the comparative study of languages , from the natural history of the human race , from the whole circle of natural sciences , from early history ...
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