The Life of Samuel Johnson, D.D.: The First President of King's College, in New York. Containing Many Interesting Anecdotes; a General View of the State of Religion and Learning in Connecticut During the Former Part of the Last Century; and an Account of the Institution and Rise of Yale College, Connecticut; and of King's (now Columbia) College, New-York, Band 1T. & J. Swords, 1805 - 208 Seiten |
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... answers ; and , by the introduc " tion of experimental inquiry , he placed philosophy upon a " new and solid basis . It was thus , undoubtedly , that he " removed the prejudices of former times , which led men " to consider all human ...
... answers ; and , by the introduc " tion of experimental inquiry , he placed philosophy upon a " new and solid basis . It was thus , undoubtedly , that he " removed the prejudices of former times , which led men " to consider all human ...
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... answer the main ends of govern- ment ; but must , from the very nature of it , soon crumble to pieces , especially in a country where every individual seemed to think his own judgment infallible Life of Dr. Johnson . 21.
... answer the main ends of govern- ment ; but must , from the very nature of it , soon crumble to pieces , especially in a country where every individual seemed to think his own judgment infallible Life of Dr. Johnson . 21.
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... answer has been attempted ; and Mr. JOHN- son read several of the earliest and best fathers , in their original languages . The effect was , that from the facts in scripture , compared with those of the Primitive Church , it appeared ...
... answer has been attempted ; and Mr. JOHN- son read several of the earliest and best fathers , in their original languages . The effect was , that from the facts in scripture , compared with those of the Primitive Church , it appeared ...
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... answers to every objection . The principal argu- ment that was advanced by the former , was taken from the promiscuous use of the words Bishop and Presbyter , in the New Testament . the latter , in their reply , took notice , that men ...
... answers to every objection . The principal argu- ment that was advanced by the former , was taken from the promiscuous use of the words Bishop and Presbyter , in the New Testament . the latter , in their reply , took notice , that men ...
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... answer his purpose . He then wrote to his friends in England , requesting them to get the patent altered for some place on the Ame- rican continent , which would , probably , have been New - York ; and to obtain the payment of the sum ...
... answer his purpose . He then wrote to his friends in England , requesting them to get the patent altered for some place on the Ame- rican continent , which would , probably , have been New - York ; and to obtain the payment of the sum ...
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