 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
 | American and Foreign Bible Society - 1838 - 1182 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. It was thus ho made the triul, so seldom made, what is the ut* most effect which may be granted to... | |
 | 1838 - 790 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." Nor was it his object to become acquainted with her philosophers, her poets, or her orators. Although... | |
 | 1838 - 588 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, may look like insanity. It was not without a knowledge of the nature of man, that the astronomer in... | |
 | William Innes - 1839 - 246 Seiten
...would do some great thing in this short life, must apply himself to the work with such a concencration of his forces, as, to idle spectators who live only...attention was so strongly and tenaciously fixed on its object, that even at the greatest distance, as the Egyptian Pyramids to travellers, it appeared... | |
 | 1839 - 460 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." Nor was it his object to become acquainted with her philoso' phers, her poets or her orators. Although... | |
 | 1840 - 1078 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." To this general outline it may be well to add some more definite particulars. His writings contain... | |
 | 1840 - 530 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." To this general outline it may be well to add some more definite particulars. His writings contain... | |
 | Robert Stephens McAll - 1840 - 500 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 them" selves, looks like insanity. It was thus he made " the trial, so seldom made, what is the utmost... | |
 | 1841 - 780 Seiten
...this illustrated, with remarkable beauty and clearness, in the history of the benevolent Howard,—" His attention was so strongly and tenaciously fixed...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."... | |
 | John Waddington - 1844 - 82 Seiten
...do something great in this short life, mnst apply himself to the work with such a concentration of forces as to idle spectators, who live only to amuse themselves, looks like insanity. It was thus he made the trial, so seldom made, what is the utmost effect which may be granted to the... | |
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