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Page 6
... or , what is still better , a good marine chart of the Pacific and Indian oceans ; of
which , we believe , the best extant is the large chart in six sheets , by Norie ,
published in London , corrected to the year 1835 , which is used by the intelligent
...
... or , what is still better , a good marine chart of the Pacific and Indian oceans ; of
which , we believe , the best extant is the large chart in six sheets , by Norie ,
published in London , corrected to the year 1835 , which is used by the intelligent
...
Page 26
... and a thousand other reflections , crowd themselves upon the mind on
contemplating the case of these islanders , themselves but a mere fragment of
the millions , whose condition is hardly better than their own . It was our original
intention ...
... and a thousand other reflections , crowd themselves upon the mind on
contemplating the case of these islanders , themselves but a mere fragment of
the millions , whose condition is hardly better than their own . It was our original
intention ...
Page 30
... the foundations of society from beneath , and the hurricanes which are lashing
its surface into such fearful surges , will ere long be succeeded by a better state
of the waters and more serene heavens , than the world has heretofore beheld .
... the foundations of society from beneath , and the hurricanes which are lashing
its surface into such fearful surges , will ere long be succeeded by a better state
of the waters and more serene heavens , than the world has heretofore beheld .
Page 34
... necessary for the commentator to theologize , in order to develope the
meaning of any particular passage , or vindicate the consistency of different and
apparently conflicting passages , he had better not incorporate his remarks with
the body ...
... necessary for the commentator to theologize , in order to develope the
meaning of any particular passage , or vindicate the consistency of different and
apparently conflicting passages , he had better not incorporate his remarks with
the body ...
Page 41
The principal danger to be guarded against , in consulting the early
commentators as helps to a better understanding of different parts of the bible , is
that of being led into an excess of allegorical interpretation , and of allowing too
much weight ...
The principal danger to be guarded against , in consulting the early
commentators as helps to a better understanding of different parts of the bible , is
that of being led into an excess of allegorical interpretation , and of allowing too
much weight ...
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