 | Isaac Watts - Education - 1801 - 482 pages
...vacancies from necessary labour, together with the one day in seven in the Christian world, allows sufficient time for this, if men would but apply themselves...every person living to improve his understanding, to in. form his judgement, to treasure up useful knowledge, and to acquire the skill of good reasoning,... | |
 | Isaac Watts - 1801 - 350 pages
...vacancies from necessary labour, together with the one day in seven in the Christian world, allows sufficient time for this, if men would but apply themselves...account. • , " Thus it appears to be the necessary duty ani the interest of every person living to improve his underitanding, to inform his judgment, te treasure... | |
 | Isaac Watts - Education - 1813 - 368 pages
...Christian world, allows sufficient time for this, if men would but apply themselves to it with half so much zeal and diligence as they do to the trifles...understanding, to inform his judgment, to treasure iip useful knowledge, and to acquire the skill of good reasoning, as far as his station, capacity and... | |
 | Isaac Watts - Dissenters, Religious - 1813 - 590 pages
...sufficient time for this, if men would but apply themselves to it with half as much zeal and «iiligcnce, as they do to the trifles and amusements of this life...person living to improve his understanding, to inform bis judgment, to treasure up useful knowledge, and to acquire the skill of good reasoning, as far as... | |
 | Isaac Watts - Education - 1819 - 518 pages
...suffieient time for this, if men would but apply themselves to it with half so mueh zeal and diligenee as they do to the trifles and amusements of this life, and it would turn to infinitely better aeeount. Thus it appears to be the neeessary duty, and the interest of every person living, to improve... | |
 | Levi Washburn Leonard - New Hampshire - 1827 - 398 pages
...sufficient opportunity for this, if men would but apply themselves to it with half so much Zealand diligence as they do to the trifles and amusements...; and it would turn to infinitely better account. There are five eminent means or methods whereby the mind is improved in the knowledge of things ; and... | |
 | Samuel Putnam - Readers - 1828 - 314 pages
...prudent, and discreet into adverbs. Matters, mat'tur/. Change perpetual into an adverb. 24 SEQUEL TO THE do to the trifles and amusements of this life ; and...infinitely better account. Thus it appears to be the duty and the interest of every person living, to improve his understanding, to inform his judgment,... | |
 | Levi Washburn Leonard - New Hampshire - 1828 - 362 pages
...world, allow sufficient opportunity for this, if men would but apply themselves to it with half so much zeal and diligence as they do to the trifles...; and it would turn to infinitely better account. There are five eminent means or methods whereby the mind is improved in the knowledge of things ; and... | |
 | Levi Washburn Leonard - Science - 1830 - 350 pages
...world, allow sufficient opportunity for this, if men would but apply themselves to it with half so much zeal and diligence as they do to the trifles...; and it would turn to infinitely better account. There are five eminent means or methods whereby the mind is improved in the knowledge of things ; and... | |
 | Christianity - 1832 - 670 pages
...it with half as much zeal and diligence as they do to the trifles and amusements of this life, aud it would turn to infinitely better account. Thus it appears to be the necessary duty anil interest of every person living to improve his understanding, to inform his judgment, to treasure... | |
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It is in vain for any to say, we have no leisure or time for it. The daily intervals of time and vacancies from necessary labour, together with the one day in seven in the Christian world... 
