pt. 2. Life and correspondence (1787-1804) [1832G. Smallfield, 1806 |
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acid adopted afterwards America animal antient appear Arian attention believe Birmingham Calne Calvinistic character christian church civil common consequence considered Daventry death discoveries Dissenters divine doctrine doubt England Essay evident evil expence experiments father favour friends give Greek happiness Hebrew human ideas important improvement inflammable inflammable air JOSEPH PRIESTLEY knowledge labours language Lavoisier lectures Leeds letters liberty lived Lord Shelburne manner Mayow means ment mind minister Nantwich nature necessary necessity neral never nitre nitro-aereal particles nitrous nitrous acid Northumberland observations occasion opinions pamphlet persons philosophical Phlogiston political preach present Priestley Priestley's principles procured produced published pursuits racter reason relating religion religious reply respect respiration riots Scriptures sermon shew Sir George Saville situation society soul spirit spirit of nitre sufficient theological theory thing thought tion treatise truth ture Unitarian Warrington whole writing wrote
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Strana 404 - The only point where human bliss stands still, And tastes the good without the fall to ill ; Where only merit constant pay receives, Is...
Strana 319 - Tis night, and the landscape is lovely no more ; I mourn, but, ye woodlands, I mourn not for you...
Strana 453 - He had never before been so sensible of the power of a good conscience ; for that, if he had not considered the thing for which he had been so much insulted, as one of the best actions of his life, and what he should certainly do again in the same circumstances, he could not have supported it.
Strana 404 - Through life and death to dart his piercing eye, With thoughts beyond the limit of his frame ; But that the Omnipotent might send him forth In sight of mortal and immortal powers, As on a boundless theatre, to run The great career of justice...
Strana 17 - In my time, the academy was in a state peculiarly favourable to the serious pursuit of truth, as the students were about equally divided upon every question of much importance, such as Liberty and Necessity, the sleep of the soul, and all the articles of theological orthodoxy and heresy; in consequence of which, all these topics were tlie subject of continual discussion.
Strana 46 - ... improved by reading, of great fortitude and strength of mind, and of a temper in the highest degree affectionate and generous; feeling strongly for others and little for herself. Also, greatly excelling in everything relating to household affairs, she entirely relieved me of all concern of that kind, which allowed me to give all my time to the prosecution of my studies, and the other duties of my station.
Strana 51 - I was led, in the course of my writing the history, to endeavour to ascertain several facts which were disputed; and this led me by degrees into a large field of original experiments, in which I spared no expense that I could possibly furnish.
Strana 82 - Reflecting on the time that I spent with Lord Shelburne, being as a guest in the family, I can truly say that I was not at all fascinated with that mode of life. Instead of looking back upon it with regret, one of the greatest subjects of my present thankfulness is the change of that situation for the one in which I am now placed...
Strana 394 - And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, "Who art Thou?" And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, "I am not the Christ." And they asked him, "What then? Art thou Elias?" And he saith, "I am not." "Art thou that prophet?
Strana 348 - Bacon observes, being power, the human powers will, in fact, be enlarged; nature, including both its materials, and its laws, will be more at our command; men will make their situation in this world abundantly more easy and comfortable; they 'will probably prolong their existence in it, and will grow daily more happy, each in himself, and more able (and, I believe, more disposed) to communicate happiness to others. Thus, whatever was the beginning of this world, the end will be glorious and paradisaical,...