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" It implied an inconceivable severity of conviction, that he had one thing to do, and that he who would do some great thing in this short life, must apply himself to the work with such a concentration of his forces, as, to idle spectators who live only... "
Hints to Parents ...: No. I[-VI] - Page 60
1825
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The Eclectic review. vol. 1-New [8th], Volume 1, Part 1

1805 - 506 pages
...to the work with such a concentration of his forces, as, to idle spectators who live only to amu$e themselves, looks like insanity. His attention was...on his object, that, even at the greatest distance, like the Egyptian Pyramids to travellers, it stood confest to his sight with a luminous distinctness...
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The Monthly Anthology, and Boston Review, Volume 3

David Phineas Adams, William Emerson, Samuel Cooper Thacher - 1806 - 788 pages
...would do some great thing in this short life, must apply himself to the work with such a concentration of his forces, as, to idle spectators, who live only...on his object, that even at the greatest distance, like the Egyptian pyramids to travellers, it stood confest to his sight with a luminous distinctness,...
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The Monthly Anthology, and Boston Review, Volume 3

Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - 1806 - 796 pages
...would do some great thing in this short life, must apply himself to the work with such a concentration of his forces, as, to idle spectators, who live only...looks like insanity. His attention was so strongly nnd tenaciously fixed on his object, that even at the greatest distance, like the Egyptian pyramids...
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The Monthly Anthology, and Boston Review, Volume 3

Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - 1806 - 788 pages
...some great tiling in this short life, •last apply hiaiself to the work with such a concentration of his forces, as, to idle spectators, who live only to amuse themselves, kicks like insanity. His attention was so strongly and tenaciously fixed on his object, that even at...
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The Christian observer [afterw.] The Christian observer and advocate

1806 - 854 pages
...Foster's Essays. short life, muŃt apply himself to the woik with such a concentration of bis force«, as to idle spectators who live only to amuse themselves, looks like ˇinanity. " His attention was so strongly and tenaciously fixed nit his object, that even at toe greatest...
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Essays in a Series of Letters to a Friend on ...: I ... A Man's Writing ...

John Foster - 1807 - 402 pages
...would do some great thing in this short life, must apply himself to the work with such a concentration of his forces, as, to idle spectators who live only...on his object, that even at the greatest distance, like the Egyptian pyramids to travellers, it appeared to him with a luminous distinctness as if it...
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The Panoplist, Or, the Christian's Armory, Volume 3

1808 - 604 pages
...would do some great thing in this short life, mast apply himself to U)e work with such a concentration of his forces, as, to idle spectators, who live only...on his object, that even at the greatest distance, like the Egyptian pyramids to travellers, it appeared to him with a luminous distinctness, as if it...
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The Panoplist (and Missionary magazine) conducted by an association of ...

1808 - 614 pages
...would do some great tiling in this short life, must apply himself to the work with such a concentration of his forces, as, to idle spectators, who live only...on his object, that even at the greatest distance, like the Egyptian pyramids to travellers, it appeared to him with a luminous distinctness, as if it...
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Essays in a Series of Letters to a Friend ..., Volumes 1-2

John Foster - 1811 - 484 pages
...would do some great thing in this short life, must apply himself to the work with such a concentration of his forces, as, to idle spectators who live only...tenaciously fixed on his object, that even at the gteatest distance, as the Egyptian pyramids to travellers, it appeared to him with a luminous distinctness...
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The Life of David Brainerd: Missionary to the Indians; with an Abridgment of ...

John Styles - 1812 - 322 pages
...would do some great thing in this short life, must apply himself to the work with such a concentration of his forces, as to idle spectators, who live only to amuse themselves, looks like insanity." Brainerd, indeed, "Displayed a memorable example of this dedication of his whole being to his office,...
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