The Seasons of Life; with an Introduction on the Creation, and Primeval State of ManSimpkin, Marshall&Company, 1839 - 309 pages |
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Page 58
... cultivate the ground ; he was no more a stranger to toil and weariness , to misery and af- fliction , but by the sweat of his brow and by the mortification of his body he had to earn an exist- ence , which , by contrast with his former ...
... cultivate the ground ; he was no more a stranger to toil and weariness , to misery and af- fliction , but by the sweat of his brow and by the mortification of his body he had to earn an exist- ence , which , by contrast with his former ...
Page 73
... cultivation of the youthful mind , the natural powers and faculties of the latter , if not obstructed by mental defect , will generally accelerate those bright qualities which afterwards conspicuously shine as lovely ornaments of talent ...
... cultivation of the youthful mind , the natural powers and faculties of the latter , if not obstructed by mental defect , will generally accelerate those bright qualities which afterwards conspicuously shine as lovely ornaments of talent ...
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... cultivation of childhood , there should be a peculiar caution that the mind is not per- plexed by that zealous enthusiasm , which often defeats , rather than accelerates , the intentionally pious design while they are babes , we must ...
... cultivation of childhood , there should be a peculiar caution that the mind is not per- plexed by that zealous enthusiasm , which often defeats , rather than accelerates , the intentionally pious design while they are babes , we must ...
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... cultivate * In an anonymous work , entitled The Philosophy of Nature , is the following passage : " Nature , the soul of the world , which is an animal of the highest class , is not only changing the shapes and properties of objects ...
... cultivate * In an anonymous work , entitled The Philosophy of Nature , is the following passage : " Nature , the soul of the world , which is an animal of the highest class , is not only changing the shapes and properties of objects ...
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... cultivation , is figurative of a pebble , in which is developed those inherent beauties which the polisher only brings to perfection : and , in like manner , educa- tion works upon the mind ; it draws out every latent virtue ; and ...
... cultivation , is figurative of a pebble , in which is developed those inherent beauties which the polisher only brings to perfection : and , in like manner , educa- tion works upon the mind ; it draws out every latent virtue ; and ...
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The Seasons of Life: With an Introduction on the Creation, and Primeval ... Mary Ashdowne No preview available - 2009 |
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