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" God's existence, by telling us that he comprehends infinite duration in every moment : that eternity is with him... "
The British essayists, with prefaces by A. Chalmers - Page 114
by British essayists - 1823
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The Works of Joseph Addison: Including the Whole Contents of Bp ..., Volume 5

Joseph Addison - 1854 - 726 pages
...telling us. ' That he comprehends infinite duration in every moment ; that Eternity is with him a punctum stans, a fixed point; or, which is as good sense,...there to come, and nothing past, But an eternal NOW docs always last, For my own part, I look upon these propositions as words that have no ideas annexed...
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The Works of Joseph Addison: The Spectator

Joseph Addison - 1854 - 710 pages
...telling us, ' That he comprehends infinite duration in every moment ; that Eternity is with him a punetum stans, a fixed point ; or, which is as good sense,...' To which the ingenious Mr. Cowley alludes in his deseription of heaven, Nothing is there to come, and nothing past, But an eternal XOW does always last....
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The Works of Joseph Addison: The Spectator

Joseph Addison - 1854 - 698 pages
...telling us, ' That he comprehends infinite duration in every moment ; that Eternity is with him a punctum stans, a fixed point; or, which is as good sense,...either past or to come : ' To which the ingenious Mr. Cowlej alludes in his description of heaven, Nothing is there to come, and nothing past, But an eternal...
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The Spectator: With a Biographical and Critical Preface, and Explanatory ...

1855 - 528 pages
...that he comprehends infinite duration in every moment ; that eternity is with him a punctum »tans, & fixed point; or, which is as good sense, an infinite...either past or to come ; to which the ingenious Mr. CowJey alludes in his description of heaven. — " ' Nothing is there to come, and nothing past, But...
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Transactions of the Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire ..., Volumes 7-8

Cheshire (England) - 1855 - 712 pages
...there. On no smooth sphere the restless seasons slide, No circling motion doth swift time divide ; Nothing is there to come, and nothing past, But an eternal now does always last." The Davideis from which these passages are taken was never finished, nor, as the author himself tells...
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Transactions of the Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire ..., Volume 7

Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire - Cheshire (England) - 1855 - 386 pages
...there. On no smooth sphere the restless seasons slide, No circling motion doth swift time divide ; Nothing is there to come, and nothing past, But an eternal now does always last." The Davideii from which these passages are taken was never finished, nor, as the author himself tells...
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Transactions of the Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire ..., Volume 7

Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire - Cheshire (England) - 1855 - 374 pages
...there. On no smooth sphere the restless seasons slide, No circling motion doth swift time divide ; Nothing is there to come, and nothing past, But an eternal now does always last." The Davideis from which these passages are taken was never finished, nor, as the author himself tells...
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Live and learn: a guide for all who wish to speak and write correctly

Live - 1855 - 168 pages
...harmony Through all the compass of the notes it ran, The diapason closing full in man." The Learned:— " Nothing is there to come, and nothing past, But an eternal now does always last."—Oowley. A now, that lasts! that is, an instant, which continues during successive instants;...
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Transactions of the Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire ..., Volume 9

Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire - Cheshire (England) - 1856 - 374 pages
...Davideis is an expression which has been used by several subsequent writers : — " Nothing there is to come, and nothing past, But an eternal NOW does always last." I think I remember the same thought in Southey's Thalaba : — " An everlasting NOW of misery." And...
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The Spectator

Joseph Addison - 1856 - 1090 pages
...that Eternity is with him a punctitm stans, a fixed point ; or, which is as good sense, an In finite Instant : that nothing with reference to his existence...there to come, and nothing past, But an eternal NOW docs always last. For my own part, I look upon these propositions as worda that have no ideas annexed...
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