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... natural in some men , but they would be offensive acting in me . The arresting and maintaining the attention is not , I am aware , to produce of necessity a bene- ficial effect . To hear is not to obey , and even to admire is not to go ...
... natural in some men , but they would be offensive acting in me . The arresting and maintaining the attention is not , I am aware , to produce of necessity a bene- ficial effect . To hear is not to obey , and even to admire is not to go ...
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... Naturally , I should have taken more pains than usual . C. F. But you see the bishop wanted to find out what kind of a preacher you are , not when you take more pains than usual , but when you preach an ordinary sermon on an ordinary ...
... Naturally , I should have taken more pains than usual . C. F. But you see the bishop wanted to find out what kind of a preacher you are , not when you take more pains than usual , but when you preach an ordinary sermon on an ordinary ...
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... natural , and there should be a wiser adaptation of means to ends . These letters in the papers , foolish as they are , may not improbably do some good . But what I seek at church on Sundays , over and above the sacraments and services ...
... natural , and there should be a wiser adaptation of means to ends . These letters in the papers , foolish as they are , may not improbably do some good . But what I seek at church on Sundays , over and above the sacraments and services ...
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... naturally presented themselves . When it was determined that I should enter holy orders , I was yet at school . The choice was my own : it met with the cordial approval of my friends : there was certainly no apparent reason to the ...
... naturally presented themselves . When it was determined that I should enter holy orders , I was yet at school . The choice was my own : it met with the cordial approval of my friends : there was certainly no apparent reason to the ...
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Henry Twells. assumed , the task of preaching would be easy and natural . A. What a mistake that is ! Did you go to a theological college ? B. No my father had already spent all he could afford upon my education , and it was out of his ...
Henry Twells. assumed , the task of preaching would be easy and natural . A. What a mistake that is ! Did you go to a theological college ? B. No my father had already spent all he could afford upon my education , and it was out of his ...
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