 It is here where the main helplessness of nature lies. It is baffled in all its attempts to decipher the state and the prospects of man, viewed in the relation of an offending subject to an offended sovereign. In a word, its chief obscurity, and which...  manual - Page xxixby e.r. humphreys, lld - 1856Full view - About this book
 | 1845 - 786 pages
...Moral philosophy, even in its most finished state, is not what may be called a terminating science. It is at best but a science in transitu, and its lessons are those of a preparatory school. Its contains the rudiments of a nobler acquirement.' We are strongly reminded by some of these appropriate... | |
 | 1835 - 700 pages
...the prosecution of a journey, instead of having reached the termination of it." " Moral philosophy is at best but a science in transitu, and its lessons are those of a preparatory school." The second and third lectures bear the following general title : " On mistakes in the method of pursuing... | |
 | 1832 - 460 pages
...man, this is what it finds to be impracticable. It is here where the main helplessness of nature lies. It is baffled in all its attempts to decipher the state and the prospects of man, viewed in the relation of an offending subject to an offended sovereign. In a... | |
 | Thomas Chalmers - 1833 - 336 pages
...philosophy, even in its most finished state, that it is not what may be called a terminating science. It is at best but a science in transitu ; and its lessons are those of a preparatory school. It contains but the rudiments of a nobler acquirement ; and he discharges best the functions of a teacher,... | |
 | Thomas Chalmers - 1833 - 348 pages
...man, this is what it finds to be impracticable. It is here where the main helplessness of nature lies. It is baffled in all its attempts to decipher the state and the prospects of man, viewed in the relation of an offending subject to an offended sovereign. In a... | |
 | Ralph Wardlaw - 1834 - 480 pages
...philosophy, even in " its most finished state, that it is not what may be called a " terminating science. It is at best but a science in transitu; " and its lessons are those of a preparatory school. It con. " tains but the rudiments of a nobler acquirement; and he " discharges best the functions of a... | |
 | 1836 - 288 pages
...philosophy, even in its most finished state, that it is not what may be called a terminating science. It is at best but a science in transitu ; and its lessons are those of a preparatory school. It contains but the rudiments of a nobler acquirement ; and he discharges best the functions of a teacher,... | |
 | John Stevenson Bushnan - 1837 - 350 pages
...man, this is what it finds to be impracticable. It is here that the main helplessness of nature lies. It is baffled in all its attempts to decipher the state and the prospects of man, viewed in the relation of an offending subject to an offended sovereign. In a... | |
 | John Stevenson Bushnan - 1837 - 372 pages
...man, this is what it finds to be impracticable. It is here that the main helplessness of nature lies. It is baffled in all its attempts to decipher the state and the prospects of man, viewed in the relation of an offending subject to an offended sovereign. In a... | |
 | Thomas Chalmers - 1839 - 600 pages
...man, this is what it finds to be impracticable. It is here where the main helplessness of nature lies. It is baffled in all its attempts to decipher the state and the prospects of man, viewed in the relation of an offending subject to an offended sovereign. In a... | |
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