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The Monthly Anthology, and Boston Review - Page 554
edited by - 1806
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The Knickerbocker: Or, New-York Monthly Magazine, Volume 11

Charles Fenno Hoffman, Timothy Flint, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Kinahan Cornwallis, John Holmes Agnew - 1838 - 590 pages
...the magnificence of its ruins. He closes the paragraph by remarking of this conduct, that it implied an inconceivable severity of conviction, that he had...idle spectators, who live only to amuse themselves, may look like insanity. It was not without a knowledge of the nature of man, that the astronomer in...
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The American National Preacher, Volumes 12-14

1838 - 790 pages
...the most sacred duty of that hour. He acted under a full conviction that he had one thing to do, and he who would do some great thing in this short life,...live only to amuse themselves, looks like insanity." Nor was it his object to become acquainted with her philosophers, her poets, or her orators. Although...
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Annual Report, Volumes 1-18

American and Foreign Bible Society - 1838 - 1182 pages
...philanthropy among, mortals, and care not about pictures, statues, and sumptuous buildings* It implied an inconceivable severity of conviction that he had one thing to do; and that be who would do some great thing in this short life, must apply himself to the work with such a concentration...
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The National Preacher, Volumes 13-14

1839 - 460 pages
...the most sacred duty of that hour. He acted under a full conviction that he had one thing to do, and he who would do some great thing in this short life,...live only to amuse themselves, looks like insanity." Nor was it his object to become acquainted with her philoso' phers, her poets or her orators. Although...
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The Political Economy of the New Testament

William Innes - 1839 - 246 pages
...ruins. Such a sin against taste is very far beyond the reach of common saintship to commit. It implied an inconceivable severity of conviction, that he had...short life, must apply himself to the work with such a concencration of his forces, as, to idle spectators who live only to amuse themselves, looks like insanity....
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The American Biblical Repository

1840 - 530 pages
...ruins. Such a sin against taste is very far beyond the reach of common saintship to commit. It implied an inconceivable severity of conviction that he had...live only to amuse themselves, looks like insanity." To this general outline it may be well to add some more definite particulars. His writings contain...
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Biblical Repository and Quarterly Observer

1840 - 1078 pages
...ruins. Such a sin against taste is very far beyond the reach of common saintship to commit. It imphed an inconceivable severity of conviction that he had...live only to amuse themselves, looks like insanity." To this general outline it may be well to add some more definite particulars. His writings contain...
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Discourses on special occasions by ... Robert S. M'All [ed.] with ..., Volume 2

Robert Stephens McAll - 1840 - 500 pages
...mortals, and care not about pictures, sta" tues, and sumptuous buildings. It implied an in" conceivable severity of conviction that he had one " thing to...forces, as " to idle spectators, who live only to amuse them" selves, looks like insanity. It was thus he made " the trial, so seldom made, what is the utmost...
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The Hebrew martyrs: or, The triumph of principle

John Waddington - 1844 - 82 pages
...mortals, and care not about pictures, statues, and sumptuous buildings. It implied an inconceivable conviction that he had one thing to do; and that he who would do something great in this short life, mnst apply himself to the work with such a concentration of forces...
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The Constitution of Man

George Combe - 1845 - 498 pages
...ruins. Such a sin against taste is very far beyond the reach of common saintship to commit. It implied & љ& љ& himwlf to the work with such a concentration of his forces, is, to idle spectators who live only to...
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