The Life of Joseph Priestly: LL.D., F.R.S., &c., with Critical Observations on His WorksWilks, Grafton, & Company, 1804 - 112 Seiten |
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... idea that the Church was in danger was propa- gated among them by men of deeper discern- ment , who wished to render Dr. Preistley odious and unpopular . A very considerable number , however , of the more enlightened inhabitants , who ...
... idea that the Church was in danger was propa- gated among them by men of deeper discern- ment , who wished to render Dr. Preistley odious and unpopular . A very considerable number , however , of the more enlightened inhabitants , who ...
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... idea of a reasonable desire to please ) , and free from affectation . Take no pains to conceal any natural peculiarity of manner , that is innocent in itself , and not offensive to others ; for above all things , simplicity of character ...
... idea of a reasonable desire to please ) , and free from affectation . Take no pains to conceal any natural peculiarity of manner , that is innocent in itself , and not offensive to others ; for above all things , simplicity of character ...
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... idea before ; so that we cannot solve one doubt without creating several new ones . " The socond volume of this excellent work was published in 1775 , and dedicated to Sir John Pringle , Bart . President of the Royal So- ciety ; and the ...
... idea before ; so that we cannot solve one doubt without creating several new ones . " The socond volume of this excellent work was published in 1775 , and dedicated to Sir John Pringle , Bart . President of the Royal So- ciety ; and the ...
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... idea that it would be better to omit books of contro- versy , till the library should be better stocked with books of other kinds , and more generally interesting . . * * ** But the great increase of party spirit in the 102.
... idea that it would be better to omit books of contro- versy , till the library should be better stocked with books of other kinds , and more generally interesting . . * * ** But the great increase of party spirit in the 102.
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... idea of the Papists having schools . But is there any right more clearly founded in nature , than that of parents educating their own children , or of chusing instructors for them ? " But admitting the Papists would keep open schools ...
... idea of the Papists having schools . But is there any right more clearly founded in nature , than that of parents educating their own children , or of chusing instructors for them ? " But admitting the Papists would keep open schools ...
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Seite 68 - The stars shall fade away, the sun himself Grow dim with age, and Nature sink in years, But thou shalt flourish in immortal youth, Unhurt amidst the war of elements, The wreck of matter, and the crush of worlds.
Seite 89 - And through the smooth barbarity of courts, With firm but pliant virtue, forward still To urge his course : him for the studious shade Kind nature form'd, deep, comprehensive, clear, Exact, and elegant ; in one rich soul, Plato, the Stagyrite, and Tully join'd.
Seite 42 - The chamber where the good man meets his fate, Is privileg'd beyond the common walk Of virtuous life, quite in the verge of heaven.
Seite 105 - PRESBYTERIANS,' etc. etc. ; and, at one time, I was followed by a number of boys, who left their play, repeating what they had seen on the walls, and shouting out, ' Damn Priestley ; damn him, damn him, for ever, for ever,' etc. etc. This was no doubt a lesson which they had been taught by their parents, and what they, I fear, had learned from their superiors.
Seite 61 - ... it might not be so proper for us in the usual healthy state of the body: for as a candle burns out much faster in dephlogisticated than in common air, so we might, as may be said, live out too fast, and the animal powers be too soon exhausted in this pure kind of air. A moralist, at least, may say that the air which nature has provided for us is as good as we deserve.
Seite 91 - The man resolved and steady to his trust, Inflexible to ill, and obstinately just, May the rude rabble's insolence despise, Their senseless clamours and tumultuous cries ; The tyrant's fierceness he beguiles, And the stern brow, and the harsh voice defies, And with superior greatness smiles.
Seite 91 - Not the red arm of angry Jove, That flings the thunder from the sky, And gives it rage to roar, and strength to fly. Should the whole frame of nature round him break, In ruin, and confusion hurl'd, He, unconcern'd would hear the mighty crack, And stand secure, amidst a falling world.
Seite 61 - But perhaps we may also infer from these experiments that though pure dephlogisticated air might be very useful as a medicine, it might not be so proper for us in the usual healthy state of the body: for as a candle burns out much faster in dephlogisticated...
Seite 39 - We shall all meet finally: we only require different degrees of discipline, suited to our different tempers, to prepare us for final happiness.
Seite 40 - About eight o'clock, he desired to have three pamphlets which had been looked out by his directions the evening before. He then dictated as clearly and distinctly as he had ever done in his life, the additions and alterations which he wished to have made in each.