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James Hervey Biography

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James Hervey (February 26, 1714 - 1759) was an English writer known for his works on religious and moral themes. His most famous work is 'Moral Philosophy,' which had a significant impact on moral philosophy of the time.

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Book:Meditations and Contemplations ... To which is prefixed the life of the author: and a sermon on his death by the Rev. W. Romaine ... With ... engravings, etc. [With a portrait.]

Source: Meditations and Contemplations ... To which is prefixed the life of the author: and a sermon on his death by the Rev. W. Romaine ... With ... engravings, etc. [With a portrait.]

“Every leaf is a spacious plain; every line a flowing brook; every period a lofty mountain.”

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Book:Mediations and Contemplations: Containing Meditations Among the Tombs, Reflections on a Flower-garden, A Descant Upon Creation, Contemplations on the Night, Contemplations on the Starry Heavens, A Winter-piece ...

Source: Mediations and Contemplations: Containing Meditations Among the Tombs, Reflections on a Flower-garden, A Descant Upon Creation, Contemplations on the Night, Contemplations on the Starry Heavens, A Winter-piece ...

“God in tender indulgence to our different dispositions; has strewed the Bible with flowers, dignified it with wonders, and enriched it with delight.”

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Author:James Hervey

“Religion gives a dignity to distress.”

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Book:Meditations and contemplations: to which is prefixed the life of the author

Source: Meditations and contemplations: to which is prefixed the life of the author

“The ocean is the grand vehicle of trade, and the uniter of distant nations. To us it is peculiarly kind, not only as it wafts into our ports the harvests of every climate, and renders our island the centre of traffic, but also as it secures us from foreign invasion by a sort of impregnable intrenchment.”

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Book:Meditations and contemplations: to which is prefixed the life of the author

Source: Meditations and contemplations: to which is prefixed the life of the author

“The heavens are nobly eloquent of the Deity, and the most magnificent heralds of their Maker's praise.”

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Book:Meditations and Contemplations ... To which is prefixed the life of the author: and a sermon on his death by the Rev. W. Romaine ... With ... engravings, etc. [With a portrait.]

Source: Meditations and Contemplations ... To which is prefixed the life of the author: and a sermon on his death by the Rev. W. Romaine ... With ... engravings, etc. [With a portrait.]

“Be still, then, thou uneasy mortal; know that God is unerringly wise; and be assured that, amidst the greatest multiplicity of beings, He does not overlook thee.”

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Book:Meditations and contemplations: to which is prefixed the life of the author

Source: Meditations and contemplations: to which is prefixed the life of the author

“Divine love is a sacred flower, which in its early bud is happiness, and in its full bloom is heaven.”

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Book:A Collection of the Letters of the Late Reverend Mr James Hervey ... To which is Prefixed, an Account of His Life and Death

Source: A Collection of the Letters of the Late Reverend Mr James Hervey ... To which is Prefixed, an Account of His Life and Death

“Man is a product of nature, a part of the Universe. The Universe is operated under exact natural laws. Man is a product of millions of years of evolution. He adapts himself to the laws of nature or he perishes.”

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Author:James Hervey

“Intelligent men do not decide any subject until they have carefully examined both or all sides of it. Fools, cowards, and those too lazy to think, accept blindly, without examination, dogmas and doctrines imposed upon them in childhood by their parents, priests, and teachers, when their minds were immature and they could not reason.”