| English literature - 1797 - 680 pages
...abilities made for ro purpole ? A brute arrives at a point of perfection that he can never pafs : in a fe\v years he has all the endowments he is capable of; and were he to live ten thoufand more, world be the fame thing he is at prefent. Were a human foul thus at a Hand in her accomplilhments,... | |
| David Hume - 1799 - 142 pages
...fliall fall away into nothing almoft as foon as it is created? Are fuch abilities made for no purpofe? A brute arrives at a point of perfection that he can never pafs : In a few years he has all the endowments he is capable of; and were he to live ten thoufand... | |
| Lindley Murray - Readers - 1799 - 408 pages
...fhall fall away into nothing, afmoft as foon as it is created? Are luch abilities made for no purpofe? A% brute arrives at a point of perfection, that he can never pafs : in a few years he has all the endowments he is capable of; and were he to live ten "thoufand... | |
| Joseph Addison - English imprints - 1801 - 364 pages
...flull fall away into nothing almoft as foon as it is created ? Are fuch abilities made for no purpofe ? A brute arrives at a point of perfection that he can never pafs : In a few years he has all the endowments he is capable of ; and were he to live ten thoufand... | |
| 1804 - 676 pages
...receiving new improvements to all eternity, *hall fall away into nothing almost as soon as it is ereated ? Are such abilities made for no purpose ? A brute arrives...were he to live ten thousand more, would be the same thiug he is at present. Were a human soul thus at a stand in her accomplishments ; were her faculties... | |
| William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pages
...enter into the thoughts of man, that the soul , which is capable of such immense perfections , and of receiving new improvements to all eternity, shall...point of perfection that he can never pass ; in a lew years he has all the endowments he is capable of, and were he to live ten thousand more , would... | |
| William Enfield - Elocution - 1805 - 456 pages
...fhall fall away into nothing almoft as foon as it is created! /\re fuch abilities made for no purpofe? A brute arrives at a point of perfection that he can never pais; in a few years he has all the endowments he is capable, of, and were he to live ten thoufand... | |
| Spectator The - 1808 - 348 pages
...away into nothing almust as soon as it is created l Are such ahilities made for no purpuse ? A hrute arrives at a point of perfection that he can never...pass: in a few years he has all the endowments he is capahle of: and were he to live ten thousand more, would he the same thing he it at present. Were a... | |
| Lindley Murray - Readers - 1810 - 262 pages
...enter into the thoughts « man, thfU the soul, which is capable of immense per-'' factions, and of receiving new improvements to all eternity^ shall...has all the endowments he is capable of; and were he 16 live ten thousand more, would be the same thing, he is at present. Were a human soul thus at a Stand... | |
| Nicolas Gouin Dufief - Commercial correspondence, Spanish - 1811 - 606 pages
...enter into the thoughts of man, that the soul, which is capable of such immense perfections, and of receiving new improvements to all eternity, shall...and, were he to live ten thousand more, would be the samt thing he is at present. Were a human soul thus at a stand in her accomplishments, were her faculties... | |
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