The Complete Works of Thomas Dick, LL. D. ... Eleven Volumes in Two..., Volume 1Edwards & Bushnell, 1857 |
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Page 56
... future scenes of his exist- ence , whether in the present life , or in the life to come . And , if this be admitted , it will evidently appear to be a matter of considerable importance -- that nothing but useful and cor- rect ideas be ...
... future scenes of his exist- ence , whether in the present life , or in the life to come . And , if this be admitted , it will evidently appear to be a matter of considerable importance -- that nothing but useful and cor- rect ideas be ...
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... future occasion . Per- haps it might not be inexpedient to classify a number of fundamental truths , facts , and apho- risms , under such heads as the following Religious , Moral , Geographical , Historical , As- tronomical , Chemical ...
... future occasion . Per- haps it might not be inexpedient to classify a number of fundamental truths , facts , and apho- risms , under such heads as the following Religious , Moral , Geographical , Historical , As- tronomical , Chemical ...
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... future , and the future perfect , -while nature and common sense point out only three distinctions of time in which an action may be performed ; namely , the past , the present , and the future , which of course are subject METHOD OF ...
... future , and the future perfect , -while nature and common sense point out only three distinctions of time in which an action may be performed ; namely , the past , the present , and the future , which of course are subject METHOD OF ...
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... future destiny . Till more attention is paid to the cultivation of the female mind , among all ranks , society cannot be expected to make an accelerated progress in the course of moral and intellectual im- provement . In specifying the ...
... future destiny . Till more attention is paid to the cultivation of the female mind , among all ranks , society cannot be expected to make an accelerated progress in the course of moral and intellectual im- provement . In specifying the ...
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... future usefulness and improvement . And I trust there are few , in modern times , who will hesitate to admit , that the knowledge thus acquired would be infinitely preferable , in point of utility , to all the scraps of classical ...
... future usefulness and improvement . And I trust there are few , in modern times , who will hesitate to admit , that the knowledge thus acquired would be infinitely preferable , in point of utility , to all the scraps of classical ...
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