The Life of Joseph Priestly: LL.D., F.R.S., &c., with Critical Observations on His WorksWilks, Grafton, & Company, 1804 - 112 pages |
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... coun- try . Yet he was treated with respect , and of- fered the place of chemical professor at Phila- delphia , but he declined that honour . He settled at Northumberland Town , on the banks of the Susquehannah , about 120 miles from ...
... coun- try . Yet he was treated with respect , and of- fered the place of chemical professor at Phila- delphia , but he declined that honour . He settled at Northumberland Town , on the banks of the Susquehannah , about 120 miles from ...
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... coun- tryman , but surely the majority of unbiassed Britons are too magnanimous to remember only the errors of a man like themselves . They can- not forget his eminent services . His venerable remains , it is true , are interred in ...
... coun- tryman , but surely the majority of unbiassed Britons are too magnanimous to remember only the errors of a man like themselves . They can- not forget his eminent services . His venerable remains , it is true , are interred in ...
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... coun- try far distant from his native land : — " By stranger's honour'd and by strangers mourn'd . " But " though dead , he yet speaketh , " in his excellent moral and philosophical works , which remain an honourable memorial of his ...
... coun- try far distant from his native land : — " By stranger's honour'd and by strangers mourn'd . " But " though dead , he yet speaketh , " in his excellent moral and philosophical works , which remain an honourable memorial of his ...
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... coun- try . " My original and favorite profession , how- ever , was that of a christian minister , in my opinion , the most important , useful , and honor- able of all others ; for which , though disconti- nued six years while I was ...
... coun- try . " My original and favorite profession , how- ever , was that of a christian minister , in my opinion , the most important , useful , and honor- able of all others ; for which , though disconti- nued six years while I was ...
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... coun- tenance , but had always opposed it , on the 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 ...
... coun- tenance , but had always opposed it , on the 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 ...
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Page 71 - 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.
Page 88 - Who art thou that judgest another man's servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth ; yea, he shall be holden up: for God is able to make him stand.
Page 94 - The man resolv'd, 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.
Page 63 - The feeling of it to my lungs was not sensibly different from that of common air ; but I fancied that my breast felt peculiarly light and easy for some time afterwards. Who can tell but that, in time, this pure air may become a fashionable article in luxury. Hitherto only two mice and myself have had the privilege of breathing it
Page 40 - We shall all meet finally: we only require different degrees of discipline, suited to our different tempers, to prepare us for final happiness.
Page 62 - From the greater strength and vivacity of the flame of a candle, in this pure air, it may be conjectured that it might be peculiarly salutary to the lungs in certain morbid cases...
Page 43 - 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.
Page 41 - On Monday morning, the 6th of February, on being asked how he did, he answered, in a faint voice, that he had no pain; but appeared fainting away gradually. 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. Mr.
Page 94 - 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.
Page 22 - ... acquainted with persons of all principles and characters. One day I remember I dined in company with an eminent popish priest; the evening I spent with philosophers, determined unbelievers ; the next morning I breakfasted at his own request, with a most zealously orthodox clergyman, Mr. Toplady, and the rest of that day I spent with Dr. Jebb, Mr. Lindsey, and some others, men in all respects after my own heart.