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Page xiv
... happiness . Well balanced in itself by the nice proportion and adjustment of its faculties , it did not incline him to any of those eccen- tricities , either of opinion or of action , which are too often the lot of genius : -free from ...
... happiness . Well balanced in itself by the nice proportion and adjustment of its faculties , it did not incline him to any of those eccen- tricities , either of opinion or of action , which are too often the lot of genius : -free from ...
Page xv
... happiness and comfort . Dr. Blair had been naturally of a feeble constitution of body ; but as he grew up , his constitution acquired greater firmness and vigour . Though liable to occasional attacks from some of the sharpest and most ...
... happiness and comfort . Dr. Blair had been naturally of a feeble constitution of body ; but as he grew up , his constitution acquired greater firmness and vigour . Though liable to occasional attacks from some of the sharpest and most ...
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... happiness . It had early weaned him from the undue love of the world , by discovering to him its vanity , and by setting higher prospects in his view . Afflictions do not attack him by surprise , and therefore do not overwhelm him . He ...
... happiness . It had early weaned him from the undue love of the world , by discovering to him its vanity , and by setting higher prospects in his view . Afflictions do not attack him by surprise , and therefore do not overwhelm him . He ...
Page 37
... happiness of those whom he blesses , and who desires no return from them but a devout and thank- ful heart . While others can trace their prosperity to no higher source than a concurrence of worldly causes , and , often , of mean or ...
... happiness of those whom he blesses , and who desires no return from them but a devout and thank- ful heart . While others can trace their prosperity to no higher source than a concurrence of worldly causes , and , often , of mean or ...
Page 38
... happiness which surrounds them ; and thus widen the sphere of their pleasures , by adding intel- lectual , and ... happier in ascribing all his success to divine favour , than to the policy of his councils , or to the force of his arms ...
... happiness which surrounds them ; and thus widen the sphere of their pleasures , by adding intel- lectual , and ... happier in ascribing all his success to divine favour , than to the policy of his councils , or to the force of his arms ...
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