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Page vii
... thought . At such times men's minds , with the full force of their intelligence and their learning , were directed to the full investigation of a question which pressed for immediate solution . At such periods a subject was fully ...
... thought . At such times men's minds , with the full force of their intelligence and their learning , were directed to the full investigation of a question which pressed for immediate solution . At such periods a subject was fully ...
Page viii
... thoughts they summarise . It is the object of the " English Theological Library " to select works of the chief English ... thought ran counter to their ideas . They were bound to face this fact , to penetrate more deeply into the ...
... thoughts they summarise . It is the object of the " English Theological Library " to select works of the chief English ... thought ran counter to their ideas . They were bound to face this fact , to penetrate more deeply into the ...
Page ix
... thought . It has no style of its own , and is not expressed in technical language , nor clothed in special phraseology . Its great products rank among the noblest specimens of English prose , and its literary merits are of a very high ...
... thought . It has no style of its own , and is not expressed in technical language , nor clothed in special phraseology . Its great products rank among the noblest specimens of English prose , and its literary merits are of a very high ...
Page x
... thoughts , commanding power of expression - these are great qualities . They are all to be found in the books which are ... thought of the present . It is better to read one great book than a series of little books . It is better to seek ...
... thoughts , commanding power of expression - these are great qualities . They are all to be found in the books which are ... thought of the present . It is better to read one great book than a series of little books . It is better to seek ...
Page xv
... thought , answerable to the recommendation with which I was honoured ! " This plain speaking produced the desired effect , for two years later , the deanery of St. Paul's having become vacant , he was given it , and he held it during ...
... thought , answerable to the recommendation with which I was honoured ! " This plain speaking produced the desired effect , for two years later , the deanery of St. Paul's having become vacant , he was given it , and he held it during ...
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