A Series of Lay Sermons on Good Principles and Good BreedingJ. Fraser, 1834 - 330 من الصفحات |
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الصفحة 62
... genius , however modest , is more flattered by being distinctly under- stood than well answered . Avoid , there- fore , that disagreeable absence of manner and vacancy of countenance , when you listen to your seniors ; for they are the ...
... genius , however modest , is more flattered by being distinctly under- stood than well answered . Avoid , there- fore , that disagreeable absence of manner and vacancy of countenance , when you listen to your seniors ; for they are the ...
الصفحة 88
... genius . The first would make the fops acquire some sort of learning in their own defence ; and the second would make them ashamed of themselves , if such a thing were possible . The ladies have , moreover , the advan- tage of going ...
... genius . The first would make the fops acquire some sort of learning in their own defence ; and the second would make them ashamed of themselves , if such a thing were possible . The ladies have , moreover , the advan- tage of going ...
الصفحة 274
... genius will always overstep the cold re- straints of art ; and why should the pro- ductions of genius be tied down by the chains and fetters of criticism ? The rule ought to be in every man's breast ; and if he does not find it there ...
... genius will always overstep the cold re- straints of art ; and why should the pro- ductions of genius be tied down by the chains and fetters of criticism ? The rule ought to be in every man's breast ; and if he does not find it there ...
الصفحة 275
... genius by the compasses , the square , and the rule , yet there are many excrescences in a vivid imagination which the cold hand of criticism may help to rub away . In this manner those immaculate judges of mat- ters which should be ...
... genius by the compasses , the square , and the rule , yet there are many excrescences in a vivid imagination which the cold hand of criticism may help to rub away . In this manner those immaculate judges of mat- ters which should be ...
الصفحة 276
... Genius may be defined as taste put in motion and displayed ; and I firmly be- lieve , when a man is animated by the fire of nature , and his mind brought to its full tone of exertion , that he will write more consistently with the rules ...
... Genius may be defined as taste put in motion and displayed ; and I firmly be- lieve , when a man is animated by the fire of nature , and his mind brought to its full tone of exertion , that he will write more consistently with the rules ...
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الصفحة 120 - The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fading together ; and a little child shall lead them. And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together; and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice
الصفحة 320 - Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding. Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it? Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof; When the morning stars sang together, and all the Sons of God shouted for joy?
الصفحة 321 - He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing. "He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them.
الصفحة vii - In that day the Lord will take away the bravery of their tinkling ornaments about their feet, and their cauls, and their round tires like the moon, the chains, and the bracelets, and the mufflers, the bonnets, and the ornaments of the legs...
الصفحة 99 - The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies.
الصفحة 235 - There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour.
الصفحة 93 - A wholesome tongue is a tree of life : but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.
الصفحة 110 - Is it not I that commanded the people to be numbered? even I it is that have sinned and done evil indeed; but as for these sheep, what have they done?
الصفحة 323 - Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun, Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race. His going forth is from the end of the heaven, and his circuit unto the ends of it; and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof.
الصفحة 33 - In that Day the LORD will take away the Bravery of their tinkling Ornaments about their Feet, and their Cauls and their round Tires like the Moon...