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... nature and in mankind upon that occasion , it would seem to most men a romantic scene . Yet we are sure there must be such a scene . The heavens will pass away with a noise , and the elements will melt with fervent heat , and all the ...
... nature and in mankind upon that occasion , it would seem to most men a romantic scene . Yet we are sure there must be such a scene . The heavens will pass away with a noise , and the elements will melt with fervent heat , and all the ...
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... nature and in his ordinary life as contemplating this with a certain quantity of im- mediate knowledge , with certain convictions , intuitions , and de- ductions , which by habit become of the nature of intuitions ; he considers him as ...
... nature and in his ordinary life as contemplating this with a certain quantity of im- mediate knowledge , with certain convictions , intuitions , and de- ductions , which by habit become of the nature of intuitions ; he considers him as ...
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... nature keeps holiday in holiday attire . It is a bird of the confines , beyond which we can imagine nothing but utter ruin ; and all subjects which trench on that terrible bourn have a deep , though a dismal interest . And , to those ...
... nature keeps holiday in holiday attire . It is a bird of the confines , beyond which we can imagine nothing but utter ruin ; and all subjects which trench on that terrible bourn have a deep , though a dismal interest . And , to those ...
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DAY SUBJECT 119 Of Improving by good Examples | 5 |
Primitive Christians | 9 |
Summer | 14 |
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