 | 1805 - 506 pages
...despotic consciousness of duty, as to refuse himself time for surveying the magnificence of its ruins. Such a sin against taste is very far beyond the reach...inconceivable severity of conviction, that he had owe thing to do; and that he, who would do some great thing in this short life, must apply himself... | |
 | Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - 1806 - 788 pages
...taste is very far-beyond the reach of common saintshipto commit. It im> plied ma mconceirabfe sereruy of conviction, that he had one thing to do ; and that he, who would do some great tiling in this short life, •last apply hiaiself to the work with such a concentration of his forces,... | |
 | David Phineas Adams, William Emerson, Samuel Cooper Thacher - 1806 - 788 pages
...despotick consciousness of duty, as to refuse himself time for surveying the magnificence of it» ruins. Such a sin against taste is very far beyond the reach of common saintship to commit. It int plied an inconceivable severity of conviction, that he had one thing to do ; and that he, who would... | |
 | 1806 - 854 pages
...himself time for surveying the magnificence of its ruins. Such a sin against taste is very far beyond tbe reach of common saintship to commit. It implied an inconceivable severity of conviction, that he had «nr thin? to do ; and that he, who would do some great thing in thii Rfsieu: of Foster's Essays. short... | |
 | Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - 1806 - 796 pages
...despotick consciousness of duty, as to refuse himself time for surveying the magnificence of its ruins. Such a sin against taste is very far beyond the reach of common saintsbip to commit. It im? DECISION Oí CHARACTER. plied an inconceivable severity of conviction,... | |
 | John Foster - 1807 - 402 pages
...despotic consciousness of duty as to refuse him-' self time for surveying the magnificence of its ruins. Such a sin against taste is very far beyond the reach...inconceivable severity of conviction, that he had one thing to da, and that he who would do some great thing in this short life, must apply himself to the work with... | |
 | 1808 - 604 pages
...despotic consciousness of duty as to refuse himself time for surveying the magnificence of its ruins. Such a sin against taste is very far beyond the reach of common saintthip to commit. It implied an inconceivable severity of conviction, that he had one thing to do,... | |
 | 1808 - 614 pages
...despotic consciousness of duty as to refuse himself time for surveying the magnificence of its ruins. Such a sin against taste is very far beyond the reach of common saintahip to commit. It implied an inconceivable severity of conviction, that he had ont thin:; to... | |
 | John Foster - 1813 - 502 pages
...despotic consciousness of duty as to refuse himself time tor surveying the magnificence of its ruins. Such a sin against taste is very far beyond the reach...one thing to do, and that he who would do some great thtng in this short life, must apply himself to the work with such a concentration of his forces, as,... | |
 | Miron Winslow - 1819 - 446 pages
...forbidding it to be more, and the character of the individual forbidding it to be less. His conduct implied an inconceivable severity of conviction that...who would do some great thing, in this short life, mustapply himself to the work, with such a concentration of his forces, as, to idle spectators who... | |
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... great thing in this short life, must apply himself to the work with such a concentration of his forces, as to idle spectators, who live only to amuse themselves, looks like insanity. 
