The Life and Correspondence of Thomas Arnold: D. D., Late Head-master of Rugby School, and Regius Professor of Modern History in the University of Oxford, Volume 2Appleton, 1845 - 516 pages |
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... writing , his train of thoughts was affected by the Ethics and Rhetoric ; how he cited the maxins of the Stagyrite as ... write narratives in the style of either at pleasure with wonderful readiness , and as we thought with the greatest ...
... writing , his train of thoughts was affected by the Ethics and Rhetoric ; how he cited the maxins of the Stagyrite as ... write narratives in the style of either at pleasure with wonderful readiness , and as we thought with the greatest ...
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... writes in 1826 ; " the last indeed even more than the other , were not the task , humanly speak- ing , so hopeless . But the more I think of the matter , and the more I read of the Scriptures themselves , and of the history of the ...
... writes in 1826 ; " the last indeed even more than the other , were not the task , humanly speak- ing , so hopeless . But the more I think of the matter , and the more I read of the Scriptures themselves , and of the history of the ...
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... write in such a style as might be used in real life , in serious conversation with our friends , or with those who asked our advice ; in the language , in short , of common life , and applied to the cases of common life ; but ennobled ...
... write in such a style as might be used in real life , in serious conversation with our friends , or with those who asked our advice ; in the language , in short , of common life , and applied to the cases of common life ; but ennobled ...
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... write , and this has inter- fered very much with my correspondence ; and I fear I have not yet ac- quired that careful economy of time which men in your profession often so well practice , and do not make the most of all the odd five ...
... write , and this has inter- fered very much with my correspondence ; and I fear I have not yet ac- quired that careful economy of time which men in your profession often so well practice , and do not make the most of all the odd five ...
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... write my Sermons , when it is my fortnight to preach ; or write letters , as I am doing at this And though the space of time that I can thus enjoy be but short , yet perhaps I relish it more keenly even on this very account ; and when I ...
... write my Sermons , when it is my fortnight to preach ; or write letters , as I am doing at this And though the space of time that I can thus enjoy be but short , yet perhaps I relish it more keenly even on this very account ; and when I ...
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