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... remember the way in which it came to exist , and will not expect from it something more and other than it seeks to supply . The lectures were spoken , without having been written ; and the author would not have felt at liberty to recast ...
... remember the way in which it came to exist , and will not expect from it something more and other than it seeks to supply . The lectures were spoken , without having been written ; and the author would not have felt at liberty to recast ...
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... remember the way in which it came to exist , and will not expect from it something more and other than it seeks to supply . The lectures were spoken , without having been written ; and the author would not have felt at liberty to recast ...
... remember the way in which it came to exist , and will not expect from it something more and other than it seeks to supply . The lectures were spoken , without having been written ; and the author would not have felt at liberty to recast ...
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... remember the remark of Coleridge that ' experience is like the stern - light of a ship at sea : it enlightens only the track which has been passed over . ' There are such differences between men , in temperament , habit , mental ...
... remember the remark of Coleridge that ' experience is like the stern - light of a ship at sea : it enlightens only the track which has been passed over . ' There are such differences between men , in temperament , habit , mental ...
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... - as some of these gentle- men present will remember , who were there with me- such a method of preaching was not looked upon with particular favor . The atmosphere of the Seminary was not friendly or helpful to it .
... - as some of these gentle- men present will remember , who were there with me- such a method of preaching was not looked upon with particular favor . The atmosphere of the Seminary was not friendly or helpful to it .
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... remember , adven- tured upon short public speeches , without notes in my pocket . But on the whole I lost rather than gained , in this regard , in my Seminary course ; and when I came out was hardly as eager , perhaps , so far as ...
... remember , adven- tured upon short public speeches , without notes in my pocket . But on the whole I lost rather than gained , in this regard , in my Seminary course ; and when I came out was hardly as eager , perhaps , so far as ...
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