Memoirs of the Life and Character of the Late Rev. Cornelius WinterM. Gye, 1808 - 478 |
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Strona ix
... characters are the most proper subjects for de- lineation ? The former of these questions it is easy to answer . Biography has always been highly extolled . It has frequently been compared with other kinds of composition , and pro ...
... characters are the most proper subjects for de- lineation ? The former of these questions it is easy to answer . Biography has always been highly extolled . It has frequently been compared with other kinds of composition , and pro ...
Strona xii
... characters are rarely remark- able for goodness and worth , it is easy to see , that they fall not within the reach of common imitation — that they exhibit nothing that leads to self reflection - nothing that occasions mo- ral ...
... characters are rarely remark- able for goodness and worth , it is easy to see , that they fall not within the reach of common imitation — that they exhibit nothing that leads to self reflection - nothing that occasions mo- ral ...
Strona xiii
... character which represents him as careful of health , and negligent of life . In the estimation of uncor- rupt reason , what is of most use is of most value . Between falsehood and useless truth there is little difference . As gold ...
... character which represents him as careful of health , and negligent of life . In the estimation of uncor- rupt reason , what is of most use is of most value . Between falsehood and useless truth there is little difference . As gold ...
Strona xiv
... characters that be- long to our own community , that are found in same relations and conditions with our- selves ; whose circumstances make us feel for the the time the emotions which would be excited by the Xiv PREFACE .
... characters that be- long to our own community , that are found in same relations and conditions with our- selves ; whose circumstances make us feel for the the time the emotions which would be excited by the Xiv PREFACE .
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affection affectionately affliction appear attended Bishop of London blessing Bristol character Christ christian church comfort congregation connexion conversation Cornelius Winter dear friend dear sir death desire divine divine grace duty endeavored engaged esteem exer exercise faith favor fear feel frequently give Glocester glory gospel grace Gravesend Habersham happy hear heard heart heaven holy holy orders honor hope humble indulge Jesus kind knew labor letter liberty live London Lord Lord's Marlborough mercy mind minister ministry morning negroes never occasion ordination pain Painswick person pleasure poor portunity pray prayer preached preacher present Providence province of Georgia pulpit racter received religion remark rendered retirement Rodborough sabbath Savannah Savior scripture sentiments sermon shew Sir Charles Middleton soon soul spirit supposed tabernacle things thought tion unto Whitefield wish word write young Your's
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