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Page 46
... proper level . Let wisdom infuse a tincture of moderation into the eagerness of contest , by anticipat- ing that period of coolness , which the lapse of time will , of itself , certainly bring . When * III . When we look back on years ...
... proper level . Let wisdom infuse a tincture of moderation into the eagerness of contest , by anticipat- ing that period of coolness , which the lapse of time will , of itself , certainly bring . When * III . When we look back on years ...
Page 48
... proper that such meditations should sometimes enter the mind , yet on them I advise not the gentle and tender heart to dwell too long . They are apt to produce a fruitless melancholy ; to deject , without bringing much improvement ; to ...
... proper that such meditations should sometimes enter the mind , yet on them I advise not the gentle and tender heart to dwell too long . They are apt to produce a fruitless melancholy ; to deject , without bringing much improvement ; to ...
Page 54
... wise pur- poscs , implanted in the human breast . It serves to give proper occupation to the active powers of the mind , and to quicken all its exertions , ; III . exertions . But it is too often 54 On the Improvement of Time .
... wise pur- poscs , implanted in the human breast . It serves to give proper occupation to the active powers of the mind , and to quicken all its exertions , ; III . exertions . But it is too often 54 On the Improvement of Time .
Page 55
... proper and rational conduct of men with regard to futurity is regulated by two considerations : First , that much of what it contains , must remain to us absolutely unknown ; next , that there are also some events in which it may be cer ...
... proper and rational conduct of men with regard to futurity is regulated by two considerations : First , that much of what it contains , must remain to us absolutely unknown ; next , that there are also some events in which it may be cer ...
Page 59
... before Him who made us . THUS I have endeavoured to point out the reflections proper to be made , when the question is put to any of us , How old art thou ? SERMON thou ? I have shewn with what eye we On the Improvement of Time .. 59.
... before Him who made us . THUS I have endeavoured to point out the reflections proper to be made , when the question is put to any of us , How old art thou ? SERMON thou ? I have shewn with what eye we On the Improvement of Time .. 59.
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