The Eclectic ReviewThomas Price, William Hendry Stowell, Jonathan Edwards Ryland, Edwin Paxton Hood Hodder and Stoughton, 1867 This periodical is comprised mainly of book reviews. The majority of the books reviewed are religious in nature, however, books with various topics-most notably books on historical topics and books of poetry are also reviewed. |
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Page 97
... speak somewhat slightingly of Ruskin's particular argument in his lecture on War , or venture to speak severely of his pet theories , and frequent modes of extravagant expression- it is not because we think , by any means , that he is a ...
... speak somewhat slightingly of Ruskin's particular argument in his lecture on War , or venture to speak severely of his pet theories , and frequent modes of extravagant expression- it is not because we think , by any means , that he is a ...
Page 187
... speak from experience , the more you say , the less will the hearers retain ; the less you say , the more they will profit . By dint of burdening their memory , you will overwhelm it ; just as a lamp is extinguished by feeding it with ...
... speak from experience , the more you say , the less will the hearers retain ; the less you say , the more they will profit . By dint of burdening their memory , you will overwhelm it ; just as a lamp is extinguished by feeding it with ...
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... speaking as I feel bound to speak , in severe con- demnation of a theory , which proposes to man a kind of rest from speculation which is but the prelude to longer and more terrible mental and spiritual torment , I should appear to speak ...
... speaking as I feel bound to speak , in severe con- demnation of a theory , which proposes to man a kind of rest from speculation which is but the prelude to longer and more terrible mental and spiritual torment , I should appear to speak ...
Contents
ANNALS OF A QUIET NEIGHBOURHOOD | 27 |
LIFE INSIDE THE MONASTERY | 42 |
THE DUKE OF ARGYLL ON THE REIGN OF LAW | 53 |
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