Classical Studies: Essays on Ancient Literature and ArtGould, Kendall and Lincoln, 1843 - 413 páginas |
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Página vii
... Latin . A religious society seeks for a good theologian and pastor . They care little for the classical phrase of his discourses . In other words , the members of the learned professions must not diverge to the right hand or to the left ...
... Latin . A religious society seeks for a good theologian and pastor . They care little for the classical phrase of his discourses . In other words , the members of the learned professions must not diverge to the right hand or to the left ...
Página viii
... Latin languages . It is mentioned of Curran , that , amid the distractions of business and ambition , he was all his life returning with fresh delight to the perusal of the classics . In the last journey which he ever took , Horace and ...
... Latin languages . It is mentioned of Curran , that , amid the distractions of business and ambition , he was all his life returning with fresh delight to the perusal of the classics . In the last journey which he ever took , Horace and ...
Página ix
... Latin . The direct benefits of classical study to the medical and legal student may not be so obvious . The arguments which the lawyer employs , and the observations which direct the physician's practice , are more or less of recent ...
... Latin . The direct benefits of classical study to the medical and legal student may not be so obvious . The arguments which the lawyer employs , and the observations which direct the physician's practice , are more or less of recent ...
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... Latin . There is no similar instance in the ancient world . No such phenomenon will exist hereafter , because all the modern languages are necessarily undergoing rapid changes . The art of printing is as fatal to the perfection of the ...
... Latin . There is no similar instance in the ancient world . No such phenomenon will exist hereafter , because all the modern languages are necessarily undergoing rapid changes . The art of printing is as fatal to the perfection of the ...
Página xiv
... Latin and Greek hold such a supremacy over the thousand tongues of earth ? It is enough to answer , that the fact is beyond contradiction . We do not know why the Egyptian language was not more perfect . Yet we hardly feel bound to sit ...
... Latin and Greek hold such a supremacy over the thousand tongues of earth ? It is enough to answer , that the fact is beyond contradiction . We do not know why the Egyptian language was not more perfect . Yet we hardly feel bound to sit ...
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Página 410 - ... perfectly what we could wish, yet, in the most important respects, it supplies a want which has been extensively felt. It is, we think, substantially sound in its fundamental principles; and, being comprehensive and elementary in its plan, and adapted to the purposes of instruction, it will be gladly adopted by those who have for a long time been dissatisfied with existing text-books, particularly the work of Paley.
Página 411 - THE GREAT COMMISSION ; Or, the Christian Church constituted and charged to convey the Gospel to the World.
Página 410 - It is a radical mistake, in the education of youth, to permit any book to be used by students as a text-book, which contains erroneous doctrines, especially when these are fundamental, and tend to vitiate the whole •ystem of morals.
Página 409 - We can say, with safety, that the topics are well selected and arranged; that the author's name is a guarantee for more than usual excellence. We wish it an extensive circulation.
Página 410 - Dr. Wayland has published an abridgment of his work for the use of schools. Of this step we can hardly speak too highly. It is more than time that the study of Moral Philosophy should be introduced into all our institutions of education. We are happy to see the way so auspiciously opened for such an introduction. It has been " not merely abridged, but also re-written.
Página 409 - ... it deserves to be introduced into every private family, and to be studied by every man who has an interest in the wealth and prosperity of his country. It is a subject little understood, even practically, by thousands, and still less understood theoreticallv.
Página 412 - She was an honor to our country —one of the most noblespirited of her sex. It cannot, therefore, be surprising, that so many editions, and so many thousand copies of her life and adventures have been sold. The name — the long career of suffering — the self-sacrificing...
Página 411 - ORIGIN AND HISTORY OF MISSIONS. A Record of the Voyages, Travels, Labours, and Successes of the various Missionaries who have been sent forth by Protestant Societies to Evangelize the Heathen. Compiled from authentic Documents, by the Rev.
Página 409 - ... and discussion in the family circle. It is fitted to enlarge the mind, to purify the judgment. to correct erroneous popular impressions, and assist every man in forming opinions of public measures, which will abide the test of lime and experience.