 | 1805 - 506 pàgines
...saintship to commit. It implied an inconceivable severity of conviction, that he had owe thing to do; and that he, who would do some great thing in this...his forces, as, to idle spectators who live only to amu$e themselves, looks like insanity. His attention was so strongly and tenaciously fixed on his object,... | |
 | David Phineas Adams, William Emerson, Samuel Cooper Thacher - 1806 - 788 pàgines
...saintship to commit. It int plied an inconceivable severity of conviction, that he had one thing to do ; and that he, who would do some great thing in this...distance, like the Egyptian pyramids to travellers, it stood confest to his sight with a luminous distinctness, as if it were nigh, and beguiled the toilsome... | |
 | Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - 1806 - 796 pàgines
...DECISION Oí CHARACTER. plied an inconceivable severity of conviction, that he had one thing to do ; and that he, who would do some great thing in this...looks like insanity. His attention was so strongly nnd tenaciously fixed on his object, that even at the greatest distance, like the Egyptian pyramids... | |
 | Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - 1806 - 788 pàgines
...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,...idle spectators, who live only to amuse themselves, kicks like insanity. His attention was so strongly and tenaciously fixed on his object, that even at... | |
 | 1806 - 854 pàgines
...Foster's Essays. short life, muÑt apply himself to the woik with such a concentration of bis force«, as to idle spectators who live only to amuse themselves, looks like ¡inanity. " His attention was so strongly and tenaciously fixed nit his object, that even at toe greatest... | |
 | 1808 - 604 pàgines
...saintthip to commit. It implied an inconceivable severity of conviction, that he had one thing to do, and that he who would do some great thing in this short life, mast apply himself to U)e work with such a concentration of his forces, as, to idle spectators, who... | |
 | John Styles - 1812 - 322 pàgines
...be less." His conduct "Implied an inconceivable severity of conviction, that he had one thing to do; and that he who would do some great thing in this...live only to amuse themselves, looks like insanity." Brainerd, indeed, "Displayed a memorable example of this dedication of his whole being to his office,... | |
 | Miron Winslow - 1819 - 450 pàgines
...be less. His conduct implied an inconceivable severity of conviction that he had one thing to do ; and that he who would do some great thing, in this...live only to amuse themselves, looks like insanity." Brainerd, indeed, displayed a memorable example, of this dedication of his whole being to his office,... | |
 | Miron Winslow - 1819 - 446 pàgines
...be less. His conduct implied an inconceivable severity of conviction that he had one thing to do ; and that he 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... | |
 | John Styles - 1821 - 298 pàgines
...be less." His conduct "implied an inconceivable severity of conviction, that he hud one thing to do; and that he who would do some great thing in this...live only to amuse themselves, looks like insanity." Brainerd, indeed, "displayed a memorable example of this dedication of his whole being to his office,... | |
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It implied an inconceivable severity of conviction that he had one thing to do, and that he who would do some 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... 
