 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...  Hints to Parents ...: No. I[-VI] - Seite 601825Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Miron Winslow - 1819 - 450 Seiten
...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 to amuse themselves, looks like insanity." Brainerd, indeed, displayed a memorable example, of this dedication of his whole being to his office,... | |
 | John Styles - 1821 - 308 Seiten
...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 to amuse themselves, looks like insanity." .Brainerd, indeed, "displayed a memorable example of this dedication of his whole being to his office,... | |
 | John Styles - 1821 - 298 Seiten
...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 to amuse themselves, looks like insanity." Brainerd, indeed, "displayed a memorable example of this dedication of his whole being to his office,... | |
 | Barclay Mounteney - 1824 - 580 Seiten
...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 to amuse themselves, looks like insanity*. » * Foster's Essays, vol. 1, pp. 158, 159. The good which Howard individually performed was widely... | |
 | 1825 - 90 Seiten
...with such a concentration of hif forces, as to idle spectators, who live only to amuse thcmselvei, looks like insanity. His attention was so strongly and tenaciously fixed on hisohjcet, that even at the greatest distance, as the Egyptian pyramids to travellers, it appeared... | |
 | 1826 - 478 Seiten
...do some great thing in this short life must apply himself to the work with such a concentration of forces as to idle spectators, who live only to amuse themselves, looks like insanity. — History of Missions. DEATH OF MR. HALL. IT becomes oar duty to announce, that the oldest missionary... | |
 | Robert Hall - 1827 - 276 Seiten
...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...appeared to him with a luminous distinctness as if it were nigh, and beguiled the toilsome length of labour and enterprise by which he was to reach it. It... | |
 | 1827 - 512 Seiten
...some great thing in this short life, must apply himself to the work with such a concentration of force as to idle spectators, who live only to amuse themselves, looks like insanity. [History of Missions. RELIGIOTJS AND MISSIONARY INTELLIGENCE. SKETCH OF THE RISE AND PRESENT STATE... | |
 | Robert Hall - 1827 - 268 Seiten
...some great thing in this L short life, must apply himself to the work with such a concentration -• of his forces, as, to idle spectators, who live only to amuse them; selves, looks like insanity. His attention was so strongly and tenaciously fixed on his object,... | |
 | Jonathan Barber - 1828 - 264 Seiten
...some one 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...on his object, that even at the greatest distance, like the Egyptian pyramids to travellers, it appeared to him with a luminous distinctness as if it... | |
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