... secure. The utmost powers of the man are constrained into the service of the favourite Cause by this passion, which sweeps away, as it advances, all the trivial objections and little opposing motives, and seems almost to open a way through impossibilities.... Monthly Review; Or New Literary Journal - Page 2451806Full view - About this book
| Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - 1806 - 788 pages
...impossibilities. This spirit comes on him in the morning, as if it parted directly from the clouds, and commands and impels him through the day with a...force of habit is added, the determination becomes altogether invincible, and seems to assume rank with the' great laws of nature, making it as certain... | |
| Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - 1806 - 796 pages
...Impossibilities. This spirit comes on him in the morning, as if it darted directly from the clouds, und commands and impels him through the day with a power...force of habit is added, the determination becomes altogether invincible, and seems to assume rank with the great laws of nature, making it as Certain... | |
| David Phineas Adams, William Emerson, Samuel Cooper Thacher - 1806 - 788 pages
...impossibilities. This spirit comes on him in the morning, as if it darted directly from the clouds, and commands and impels him through the day with a...power from which he could not emancipate himself if he would.When the force of habit is added, the determination becomes altogether invincible, and seems... | |
| John Foster - 1807 - 402 pages
...spirit comes on him in the morning as soon as he recovers his consciousness, and commands and hf yds him through the day with a. power from which he could not emancipate him elf if he would. When the force of habit is added, the determination becomes invincible, and seems... | |
| John Foster - 1811 - 484 pages
...motives, and seems almost to open a way through impossibilities. This spirit comes on him in the morning as soon as he recovers his consciousness^ and commands...impels him through the day with a power from which he coukj not eman.; cipate himself if he would. When the force of habit is added, the determination becomes... | |
| John Foster - 1813 - 502 pages
...motives, and seems almost to open a way through impossibilities. This spirit comes on him in the morning as soon as he recovers his consciousness, and commands...his course as that in the morning the sun will rise. A persisting untameable efficacy of soul gives a seductive and pernicious dignity even to a character... | |
| 1824 - 448 pages
...motives, and seems almost to open a way through impossibilities. This spirit comes on him in the morning as soon as he recovers his consciousness, and commands...course, as that in the morning the sun will rise." Foster, . MR. HOLMES was the second son of a very respectable farmer, who rented a small estate at... | |
| John Foster - 1826 - 290 pages
...motives, and seems almost to open a way through impossibilities. This spirit comes on him in the morning as soon as he recovers his consciousness, and commands...his course as that in the morning the sun will rise. A persisting untameable efficacy of soul gives a seductive and pernicious dignity even to a character... | |
| John Foster - 1830 - 116 pages
...motives, and seems almost to open a way through impossibilities. This spirit comes on him in the morning as soon as he recovers his consciousness, and commands...his course as that in the morning the sun will rise. A persisting untameable efficacy of soul gives a seductive and pernicious dignity even to a character... | |
| Jesse Olney - 1838 - 346 pages
...and seems almost to open a way through impossibilities. 3. This spirit comes on him in the morning as soon as he recovers his consciousness, and commands...his course as that in the morning the sun will rise. ' 4. A persisting untameable efficacy of soul gives a seductive and pernicious dignity even to a character... | |
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