Classical Studies: Essays on Ancient Literature and ArtGould, Kendall and Lincoln, 1843 - 413 páginas |
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... interest . He thus stands on the threshold of a new period in his existence ; it is an epoch , a kind of new year , which must awaken many emotions in every heart that is not utterly dead . Back of us lies the past , with all its ...
... interest . He thus stands on the threshold of a new period in his existence ; it is an epoch , a kind of new year , which must awaken many emotions in every heart that is not utterly dead . Back of us lies the past , with all its ...
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... interest beyond being merely the instrument of communication . When we commend the zeal of the inquirer into nature , as he traces , with microscopic accuracy , its minutest productions , or when we applaud the anatomist , as he ...
... interest beyond being merely the instrument of communication . When we commend the zeal of the inquirer into nature , as he traces , with microscopic accuracy , its minutest productions , or when we applaud the anatomist , as he ...
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... interest , an ambiguous ornament of the houses and villas , where , formerly , only captured arms , and the images of ancestors had proclaimed the fame of Roman virtue . Now , also , the common soldier learned to despise the temples of ...
... interest , an ambiguous ornament of the houses and villas , where , formerly , only captured arms , and the images of ancestors had proclaimed the fame of Roman virtue . Now , also , the common soldier learned to despise the temples of ...
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... interest in check . The commonwealth was rich through the moderation of its members . Individuals provided for the gladness and adornment of life , as for their other wants , and it was the glory of an honest citizen , to do in this ...
... interest in check . The commonwealth was rich through the moderation of its members . Individuals provided for the gladness and adornment of life , as for their other wants , and it was the glory of an honest citizen , to do in this ...
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... interest , creative art made no further progress ; but the impulse given in better times worked on mechanically ; the tradition of excellence remained ; external respect for art was still propagated ; adroitness in art was even ...
... interest , creative art made no further progress ; but the impulse given in better times worked on mechanically ; the tradition of excellence remained ; external respect for art was still propagated ; adroitness in art was even ...
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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.