The Life of Joseph Priestly: LL.D., F.R.S., &c., with Critical Observations on His WorksWilks, Grafton, & Company, 1804 - 112 страници |
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... engaged to pay the expence of his education , and he received the first rudiments of learning from the Rev. Mr. Scott , a dissenting minister , who was mas- ter of the Grammar Shool at Battley , a village near Leeds . His proficiency in ...
... engaged to pay the expence of his education , and he received the first rudiments of learning from the Rev. Mr. Scott , a dissenting minister , who was mas- ter of the Grammar Shool at Battley , a village near Leeds . His proficiency in ...
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... engaged in a course of theological studies , he became an Arian . In the year 1753 Mr. Priestley was chosen pastor to a congregation at Needham in Suffolk ; but his Arian sentiments were so offensive to his flock that they gradually ...
... engaged in a course of theological studies , he became an Arian . In the year 1753 Mr. Priestley was chosen pastor to a congregation at Needham in Suffolk ; but his Arian sentiments were so offensive to his flock that they gradually ...
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... engaged in this two - fold charge , of preceptor to youth , and pastor to those of riper years , Mr. Priestley acci- dentally became acquainted with a clergyman of the established church ; of whom he speaks with cordial friendship ...
... engaged in this two - fold charge , of preceptor to youth , and pastor to those of riper years , Mr. Priestley acci- dentally became acquainted with a clergyman of the established church ; of whom he speaks with cordial friendship ...
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... engaged in the ar- duous pursuits of a preacher , a controversialist , and an experimental philosopher , the Marquis of Lansdown again invited him to reside at his country seat , but this kind offer was declined by our philosopher , who ...
... engaged in the ar- duous pursuits of a preacher , a controversialist , and an experimental philosopher , the Marquis of Lansdown again invited him to reside at his country seat , but this kind offer was declined by our philosopher , who ...
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... burnt the New Meeting , where Dr. Priestley had preached , they marched in a large body to destroy his house at Fair Hill , about a mile dis- tant from Birmingham . Here , in perfect security , the doctor was engaged 26.
... burnt the New Meeting , where Dr. Priestley had preached , they marched in a large body to destroy his house at Fair Hill , about a mile dis- tant from Birmingham . Here , in perfect security , the doctor was engaged 26.
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Страница 87 - Who art thou that judgest another man's servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth ; yea, he shall be holden up: for God is able to make him stand.
Страница 70 - The stars shall fade away, the sun himself Grow dim with age, and nature sink in years, But thou shall flourish in immortal youth, Unhurt amidst the war of elements, The wreck of matter, and the crush of worlds.
Страница 91 - And through the smooth barbarity of courts, With firm but pliant virtue, forward still To urge his course : him for the studious shade Kind nature form'd, deep, comprehensive, clear, Exact, and elegant ; in one rich soul, Plato, the Stagyrite, and Tully join'd.
Страница 61 - From the great strength and vivacity of the flame of a candle in this pure air, it may be conjectured that it might be peculiarly salutary to the lungs in certain morbid cases, when the common air would not be sufficient to carry off the phlogistic putrid effluvium fast enough.
Страница 40 - And you, little thing,' speaking to Eliza, ' remember the hymn you learned ; " Birds in their little nests agree," &c. I am going to sleep as well as you : for death is only a good, long, sound sleep in the grave, and we shall meet again.
Страница 42 - The chamber where the good man meets his fate, Is privileg'd beyond the common walk Of virtuous life, quite in the verge of heaven.
Страница 62 - The feeling of it to my lungs was not sensibly different from that of common air, but I fancied that my breast felt peculiarly light and easy for some time afterwards. Who can tell but that in time this pure air may become a fashionable .article 1 Lee. cit. p. 94. in luxury ? Hitherto only two mice and myself have had the privilege of breathing it.
Страница 93 - The man resolv'd and steady to his trust, Inflexible to ill, and obstinately just, May the rude rabble's insolence despise, Their senseless clamours and tumultuous cries ; The tyrant's fierceness he beguiles, And the stern brow and the harsh voice defies, And with superior greatness smiles.
Страница 93 - Not the red arm of angry Jove, That flings the thunder from the sky, And gives it rage to roar, and strength to fly. Should the whole frame of nature round him break, In ruin, and confusion hurl'd, He, unconcern'd would hear the mighty crack, And stand secure, amidst a falling world.
Страница 39 - I was going on to read to the end of the chapter, but he stopped me at the 45th verse. He dwelt for some time on the advantage he had derived from reading the scriptures daily, and advised me to do the same, saying that it would prove to me, as it had done to him, a source of the purest pleasure. He desired me to reach him a pamphlet which was at his bed's head, Simpson on The Duration of Future Punishment. "It will be a source of satisfaction to you to read that pamphlet...