The Moral Probe: Or One Hundred and Two Common Sense Essays on the Nature of Men and Things: Interspersed with Scraps of Science and History |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 5
Page 61
Rhetoric , as taught in our seminaries , and by itinerant elocutionists , is one thing
; genuine , heart - thrilling , soul - stirring eloquence , is a very different thing . The
one is like the rose in wax , without odor ; the other , like the rose on its native ...
Rhetoric , as taught in our seminaries , and by itinerant elocutionists , is one thing
; genuine , heart - thrilling , soul - stirring eloquence , is a very different thing . The
one is like the rose in wax , without odor ; the other , like the rose on its native ...
Page 99
... from whose bourne no traveller returns . " The great secret of substantial
happiness , consists in contentment , and a constant communion with God , and a
full reliance on him at all times . THE HEART . They little know Man's heart , and
the ...
... from whose bourne no traveller returns . " The great secret of substantial
happiness , consists in contentment , and a constant communion with God , and a
full reliance on him at all times . THE HEART . They little know Man's heart , and
the ...
Page 100
Anatomists suppose each ventricle of the heart to contain from one and a half to
two ounces of blood , and that the heart pulsates over four thousand times in an
hour , passing over four hundred pounds of blood every sixty minutes . Twenty ...
Anatomists suppose each ventricle of the heart to contain from one and a half to
two ounces of blood , and that the heart pulsates over four thousand times in an
hour , passing over four hundred pounds of blood every sixty minutes . Twenty ...
Page 101
More especially are we unwilling to discover and correct the bad qualities of our
hearts . If the heart has yielded to the control of the gross passions , we are too
apt to permit them to run riot , and lead the whole man astray . Instead of keeping
it ...
More especially are we unwilling to discover and correct the bad qualities of our
hearts . If the heart has yielded to the control of the gross passions , we are too
apt to permit them to run riot , and lead the whole man astray . Instead of keeping
it ...
Page 102
In judging from actions , men will vary in their opinions , as physiologists have in
the action of the material heart . The resistance to be overcome by each pulsation
of the heart , in forcing the blood from the ventricle into the aorta , has been ...
In judging from actions , men will vary in their opinions , as physiologists have in
the action of the material heart . The resistance to be overcome by each pulsation
of the heart , in forcing the blood from the ventricle into the aorta , has been ...
What people are saying - Write a review
We haven't found any reviews in the usual places.
Other editions - View all
The Moral Probe: Or One Hundred and Two Common Sense Essays on the Nature of ... Levi Carroll Judson No preview available - 2016 |
Common terms and phrases
action become better body called cause Christian common course danger death desire destroyed duty earth effects enemy evil fashion fear feel fire follow force friends give glory hand happiness head heart heaven hope human human nature hundred important Inconsistency increasing interest judge keep kind kings land lead less liberty light live look lost matter means meet mind moral nature never once parents party passed passions patriotism peace persons political present principles produce promise Prudence pure reason received religion render respect ruin sense short sometimes soon soul spirit thing thousand tion truth United vice virtue wealth whole wind wisdom
Popular passages
Page 8 - ... 2. Immediately after they shall be assembled, in consequence of the first election, they shall be divided, as equally as may be, into three classes. The seats of the senators of the first class, shall be vacated at the expiration of the second year, of the second class...
Page 6 - Rodney, George Read, Thomas M'Kean. Maryland. — Samuel Chase, William Paca, Thomas Stone, Charles Carroll of Carrollton. Virginia. — George Wythe, Richard Henry Lee, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Harrison, Thomas Nelson, Jr., Francis Lightfoot Lee, Carter Braxton. North Carolina. — William Hooper, Joseph Hewes, John Penn. South Carolina. — Edward Rutledge, Thomas Heyward, Jr., Thomas Lynch, Jr., Arthur Middleton. Georgia. — Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, George Walton.
Bibliographic information
| Title | The Moral Probe: Or One Hundred and Two Common Sense Essays on the Nature of Men and Things: Interspersed with Scraps of Science and History |
| Author | Levi Carroll Judson |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | The author, 1848 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 17 Sep 2007 |
| Length | 336 pages |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |