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Page viii
... direction . After the usual grammatical course at school , he entered the Humanity Class in the University of Edinburgh , in October 1730 , and spent eleven years at that celebrated seminary , assiduously employed in the literary and ...
... direction . After the usual grammatical course at school , he entered the Humanity Class in the University of Edinburgh , in October 1730 , and spent eleven years at that celebrated seminary , assiduously employed in the literary and ...
Page xi
... direction , as a permanent part of their academical establish- ment ; and on the 7th of April 1762 , His Majesty was graci- ously pleased " To erect and endow a Professorship of Rhe- ❝toric and Belles Lettres in the University of ...
... direction , as a permanent part of their academical establish- ment ; and on the 7th of April 1762 , His Majesty was graci- ously pleased " To erect and endow a Professorship of Rhe- ❝toric and Belles Lettres in the University of ...
Page xvii
... direction ; and when it was ❝emulously cultivated by a bright constellation of young men " who are destined to carry it to high perfection . In concert " with them he applied himself with diligence and assiduity " to all those branches ...
... direction ; and when it was ❝emulously cultivated by a bright constellation of young men " who are destined to carry it to high perfection . In concert " with them he applied himself with diligence and assiduity " to all those branches ...
Page xviii
... direction of a more exquisite " sense of propriety , and employed with more uniform suc- ❝cess to convey useful and practical instruction . Standing " on the foundation of the Apostles and Prophets , he ex- " hibited the doctrines of ...
... direction of a more exquisite " sense of propriety , and employed with more uniform suc- ❝cess to convey useful and practical instruction . Standing " on the foundation of the Apostles and Prophets , he ex- " hibited the doctrines of ...
Page 85
... direction of his Providence , all things shall work together for a happy issue . LASTLY , the consideration of this whole subject tends to excite gratitude and devotion , when we ap- proach to God in acts of worship . The hour of which ...
... direction of his Providence , all things shall work together for a happy issue . LASTLY , the consideration of this whole subject tends to excite gratitude and devotion , when we ap- proach to God in acts of worship . The hour of which ...
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