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... living and real . In the arrangement of his material Taine is immeasurably superior to his famous predecessor , whom , however , he highly esteems and frequently quotes . In contradistinction to Tocque- ville , Taine divides his subject ...
... living and real . In the arrangement of his material Taine is immeasurably superior to his famous predecessor , whom , however , he highly esteems and frequently quotes . In contradistinction to Tocque- ville , Taine divides his subject ...
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... living acceptation , goes so far beyond the real meaning of the original . The revisers have left grave ' or ' pit ' in the text ( they tell us ) in historical narratives - but have used the original word itself in the poetical books ...
... living acceptation , goes so far beyond the real meaning of the original . The revisers have left grave ' or ' pit ' in the text ( they tell us ) in historical narratives - but have used the original word itself in the poetical books ...
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... living . And if , as men and women , the masses have a particular liking for such reading , the disposition is not sur- prising when we consider what they read as children . The periodical literature of the poor is in every respect ...
... living . And if , as men and women , the masses have a particular liking for such reading , the disposition is not sur- prising when we consider what they read as children . The periodical literature of the poor is in every respect ...
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... living on peaceful and friendly terms with them . It is the great evil of the system which has hitherto prevailed that it has made the Protestants of Ulster consider themselves the fellow - countrymen rather of the English and Scotch ...
... living on peaceful and friendly terms with them . It is the great evil of the system which has hitherto prevailed that it has made the Protestants of Ulster consider themselves the fellow - countrymen rather of the English and Scotch ...
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... living bodies resembling fermentations . Owing to a singular and fortunate mental characteristic he has been able not simply to pursue a rigid path of investigation dictated by the logical or natural connection of the phenomena ...
... living bodies resembling fermentations . Owing to a singular and fortunate mental characteristic he has been able not simply to pursue a rigid path of investigation dictated by the logical or natural connection of the phenomena ...
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Page 106 - Fear thou not; for I am with thee: Be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; Yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
Page 105 - For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Page 480 - The knowledge of man is as the waters, some descending from above, and some springing from beneath; the one informed by the light of nature, the other inspired by divine revelation.
Page 406 - After the doings of the land of Egypt, wherein ye dwelt, shall ye not do : and after the doings of the land of Canaan, whither I bring you, shall ye not do: neither shall ye walk in their ordinances.
Page 473 - ... through three different theoretical conditions: the Theological, or fictitious; the Metaphysical, or abstract; and the Scientific, or positive. In other words, the human mind, by its nature, employs in its progress three methods of philosophizing, the character of which is essentially different, and even radically opposed: viz., the theological method, the metaphysical, and the positive.
Page 813 - As watchman to my heart. But, good my brother, Do not, as some ungracious pastors do, Show me the steep and thorny way to heaven, Whilst, like a puffd and reckless libertine, Himself the primrose path of dalliance treads And recks not his own rede.
Page 473 - The law is this: that each of our leading conceptions, each branch of our knowledge, passes successively through three different theoretical conditions: the Theological, or fictitious; the Metaphysical, or abstract; and the Scientific, or positive.
Page 566 - That in case the crown and imperial dignity of this realm shall hereafter come to any person, not being a native of this kingdom of England, this nation be not obliged to engage in any war for the defence of any dominions or territories which do not belong to the crown of England, without...
Page 473 - From the study of the development of human intelligence, in all directions, and through all times, the discovery arises of a great fundamental law, to which it is necessarily subject, and which has a solid foundation of proof, both in the facts of our organization and in our historical experience.
Page 673 - Marriage ought not to be within the degrees of consanguinity or affinity forbidden in the word ; nor can such incestuous marriages ever be made lawful by any law of man, or consent of parties, so as those persons may live together as man and wife.