Elements of General Knowledge: Introductory to Useful Books in the Principal Branches of Literature and Science. Designed Chiefly for the Junior Students in the Universities, and the Higher Classes in Schools, Том 1Printed at the Press of H. Maxwell, for F. Nichols, Philadelphia, and J. A. Cummings, Boston, 1805 |
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... tion . I have therefore revised the whole , and made some useful alterations and additions . TRINITY COLLEGE , OXFORD , May 20 , 1803 . ADVERTISEMENT . TO THE AMERICAN EDITION . A few paragraphs and notes have been omitted in this ...
... tion . I have therefore revised the whole , and made some useful alterations and additions . TRINITY COLLEGE , OXFORD , May 20 , 1803 . ADVERTISEMENT . TO THE AMERICAN EDITION . A few paragraphs and notes have been omitted in this ...
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... tion to professional studies , is calculated to improve the facul- ties of the mind , to inform the understanding , strengthen the judgment , engage the memory in an agreeable exercise , and prepare a young man for the best performance ...
... tion to professional studies , is calculated to improve the facul- ties of the mind , to inform the understanding , strengthen the judgment , engage the memory in an agreeable exercise , and prepare a young man for the best performance ...
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... . 197-204 . CHAP . III . THE HISTORY OF THE JEWS . The accomplishment of some remarkable prophecies , relat- ing both to the affairs of the Jews , and to the christian revela- tion , and the evident proofs , that the Jews xi.
... . 197-204 . CHAP . III . THE HISTORY OF THE JEWS . The accomplishment of some remarkable prophecies , relat- ing both to the affairs of the Jews , and to the christian revela- tion , and the evident proofs , that the Jews xi.
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... tion , and the evident proofs , that the Jews were selected as the peculiar people of God , render their sacred books highly inte- resting . I. The remote antiquity of these books : the proofs of their authenticity : the sublime nature ...
... tion , and the evident proofs , that the Jews were selected as the peculiar people of God , render their sacred books highly inte- resting . I. The remote antiquity of these books : the proofs of their authenticity : the sublime nature ...
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... tion , in proportion as they obtain an insight into various pursuits and occupations . The more ideas they ac- quire in common , the sooner their prejudices are re- moved , a more perfect congeniality of opinion prevails , they rise ...
... tion , in proportion as they obtain an insight into various pursuits and occupations . The more ideas they ac- quire in common , the sooner their prejudices are re- moved , a more perfect congeniality of opinion prevails , they rise ...
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