On the Improvement of Society by the Diffusion of Knowledge: Or, An Illustration of the Advantages which Would Result from a More General Dissemination of Rational and Scientific Information Among All RanksHarper, 1833 - 442 Seiten |
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... idea of free discussion , and of en- lightening the minds of the people , the records of its Inqui- sitions , the history of the dark ages , when it prevailed in all its rigour , and the recent experience of our own times , C show ...
... idea of free discussion , and of en- lightening the minds of the people , the records of its Inqui- sitions , the history of the dark ages , when it prevailed in all its rigour , and the recent experience of our own times , C show ...
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... idea of persecution , and every attempt to deprive its members of those rights and privileges to which they are entitled as men and as citizens . of life , those virtues which it has a tendency 26 GENERAL DIFFUSION OF KNOWLEDGE .
... idea of persecution , and every attempt to deprive its members of those rights and privileges to which they are entitled as men and as citizens . of life , those virtues which it has a tendency 26 GENERAL DIFFUSION OF KNOWLEDGE .
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... idea , I shall endeavour , in the fol- lowing work , I. To illustrate the advantages which would flow from a general diffusion of useful knowledge among all ranks , —and shall afterward follow out the investigation , by II . An inquiry ...
... idea , I shall endeavour , in the fol- lowing work , I. To illustrate the advantages which would flow from a general diffusion of useful knowledge among all ranks , —and shall afterward follow out the investigation , by II . An inquiry ...
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... idea of the cometary origin of our globe , and Buffon's fancy of the earth's being a splinter struck from the body of the sun , are fast sinking into oblivion ; and such will be the fate of every theory , however specious , which is not ...
... idea of the cometary origin of our globe , and Buffon's fancy of the earth's being a splinter struck from the body of the sun , are fast sinking into oblivion ; and such will be the fate of every theory , however specious , which is not ...
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... idea of the manner in which the un- derstanding may be enlightened and expanded , he has no relish for intellectual pursuits , and no conception of the pleasures they afford ; and he sets no value on knowledge but in so far as it may ...
... idea of the manner in which the un- derstanding may be enlightened and expanded , he has no relish for intellectual pursuits , and no conception of the pleasures they afford ; and he sets no value on knowledge but in so far as it may ...
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Seite 277 - Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance : behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing.
Seite 275 - For the children of Israel shall abide many days without a king, and without a prince, and without a sacrifice, and without an image, and without an ephod, and without teraphim: afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek the Lord their God, and David their king; and shall fear the Lord and his goodness in the latter days.
Seite 276 - The LORD hath prepared his throne in the heavens : and his kingdom ruleth over all.
Seite 308 - My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.
Seite 333 - Nevertheless, he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave them rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling their hearts with food and gladness.
Seite 277 - Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance...
Seite 261 - There, said they, is mount Zion, the heavenly Jerusalem, the innumerable company of Angels, and the Spirits of just men made perfect.
Seite 281 - But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them -who despitefully use you, and persecute you : that ye may be the children of your Father who is in heaven : for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
Seite 276 - Lo, these are parts of his ways; but how little a portion is heard of him?
Seite 308 - How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God ! How great is the sum of them ! If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand. When I awake, I am still with thee.