History of Amherst College During Its First Half Century. 1821-1871C. W. Bryan & Company, 1873 - 671 Seiten |
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Seite 109 - I know in whom I have believed, and that he is able to keep that which I have committed to him against that day.
Seite 387 - And that which should accompany old age, As honor, love, obedience, troops of friends, I must not look to have; but, in their stead, Curses, not loud, but deep, mouth-honor, breath, Which the poor heart would fain deny, and dare not.
Seite 121 - I seen also under the sun, and it seemed great unto me: there was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it: now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man.
Seite 71 - Peter, and on this rock will I build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it...
Seite 497 - For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more ; and unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews...
Seite 342 - Professor did not come, we remained for a little chat, when a motion was made and carried that a committee be appointed to collect and retain, till the vacation, all the razors in the class.
Seite 338 - self destroyed her favourite son ! Yes ! she too much indulged thy fond pursuit, She sowed the seeds, but death has reaped the fruit. 'Twas thine own genius gave the final blow, And helped to plant the wound that laid thee low. So the struck eagle...
Seite 70 - Trustees. those who are the friends of evangelical truth with respect to the necessity, prospects and usefulness of such an Institution as that contemplated at Amherst. I have much reason to believe there is extensively an agreement on this subject. In my own opinion, no...
Seite 130 - ... reason. You can never make your son, or your pupil a scholar, by drawing his diagrams, measuring his angles, finding out his equations and translating his Majora. No. He must do all these things for himself. It is his own application that is to give him distinction. It is climbing the hill of science by dint of effort and perseverance and not being carried up on other men's shoulders.
Seite 42 - Under the conviction that the education of pious young men of the first talents in community, is the most sure method of relieving our brethren, by civilizing and evangelizing the world ; and that a classical institution judiciously located, and richly endowed with a large and increasing charitable fund, in co-operation with theological seminaries and education societies, will be the most eligible way of effecting it : Therefore, we, the undersigned, have solemnly...