A Series of Discourses on the Christian Revelation ... Ninth editionChalmers & Collins, 1822 - 284 pages |
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... Newton ; and in such terms , as if not farther explained , may be liable to miscon struction . The grand circumstance of applause in the character of this great man , is , that un- seduced by all the magnificence of his own discoveries ...
... Newton ; and in such terms , as if not farther explained , may be liable to miscon struction . The grand circumstance of applause in the character of this great man , is , that un- seduced by all the magnificence of his own discoveries ...
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... Newton , we annex a kind of mysterious greatness to him , who , by the pure force of his understanding , rose to such a gigantic elevation above the level of ordinary men - and the kings and war- riors of other days sink into ...
... Newton , we annex a kind of mysterious greatness to him , who , by the pure force of his understanding , rose to such a gigantic elevation above the level of ordinary men - and the kings and war- riors of other days sink into ...
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... Newton . They see the result of his labours , but they know not how to appreciate the diffi- culty or the extent of them . They look on the stately edifice he has reared , but they know not what he had to do in settling the foundation ...
... Newton . They see the result of his labours , but they know not how to appreciate the diffi- culty or the extent of them . They look on the stately edifice he has reared , but they know not what he had to do in settling the foundation ...
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... Newton , which , in the eye of a superficial public , confer upon him all his reputation . He discovered the mechanism of the planetary system . He discovered the composition of light . He discovered the cause 3 of those alternate ...
... Newton , which , in the eye of a superficial public , confer upon him all his reputation . He discovered the mechanism of the planetary system . He discovered the composition of light . He discovered the cause 3 of those alternate ...
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... Newton proof against this whole weight of authority and allurement , and , casting his cold and unwelcome look at the specious plausibility , he rebuked it from his presence . The strength of his philosophy lay as much in refusing admit ...
... Newton proof against this whole weight of authority and allurement , and , casting his cold and unwelcome look at the specious plausibility , he rebuked it from his presence . The strength of his philosophy lay as much in refusing admit ...
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A Series of Discourses on the Christian Revelation ... Ninth edition Thomas Chalmers Affichage du livre entier - 1830 |
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