Christian Civilization: An Address Delivered Before the Athenian Society of the University of Ohio at Athens, September Sixteenth, 1840 |
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... Infinite led to the Subordination of which I have spoken.— Before the Eternal Powers man was so impotent and worthless , that his progress and perfection were lost sight of . The Finite was noth- ing ; the Individual nothing , and all ...
... Infinite led to the Subordination of which I have spoken.— Before the Eternal Powers man was so impotent and worthless , that his progress and perfection were lost sight of . The Finite was noth- ing ; the Individual nothing , and all ...
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... Infinite , so the latter sprang from the idea of the Perfect Finite . These two conceptions have been present in all ages and nations , and have everywhere given rise to those Conservative and Pro- gressive parties , which we still find ...
... Infinite , so the latter sprang from the idea of the Perfect Finite . These two conceptions have been present in all ages and nations , and have everywhere given rise to those Conservative and Pro- gressive parties , which we still find ...
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... Perfect Finite , of beauty in Venus and Apollo , of strength in Hercules , of majesty and ener- gy in Minerva and Jove . The Pyramids of Egypt are still a mys- tery to us ; they were not temples only , nor sepulchres only , nor vast ...
... Perfect Finite , of beauty in Venus and Apollo , of strength in Hercules , of majesty and ener- gy in Minerva and Jove . The Pyramids of Egypt are still a mys- tery to us ; they were not temples only , nor sepulchres only , nor vast ...
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... Finite far more than to the Infinite ; aimed at perfect- ing it in its own way , though in a way very different from that of Greece . The great feature of this Type was and [ 13 ]
... Finite far more than to the Infinite ; aimed at perfect- ing it in its own way , though in a way very different from that of Greece . The great feature of this Type was and [ 13 ]
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... perfect Democracy ; not to such a partial Democracy as existed in Greece ... Finite which marked Greece , but was adverse to the spirit of our day , and ... perfect them- selves , and equalize themselves . It cannot even punish voluntary ...
... perfect Democracy ; not to such a partial Democracy as existed in Greece ... Finite which marked Greece , but was adverse to the spirit of our day , and ... perfect them- selves , and equalize themselves . It cannot even punish voluntary ...
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Page 26 - Art is long, and Time is fleeting, And our hearts, though stout and brave, Still, like muffled drums, are beating Funeral marches to the grave.
Page 23 - True, he never did, but it was because he knew so well that if we but sought " the kingdom of God and his righteousness, all these things should be added unto us.
Page 26 - With a heart for any fate, Still achieving, still pursuing, iearn to labor, and to wait.