Excerpt from A Discourse Delivered Before the Trustees, Faculty, and Students of Rutgers College, at New Brunswick, New Jersey, on the 14th of July, 1829, the Day Preceding the Annual CommencementBut man is endowed by his Maker with moral and intellectual powers, which not only distinguish him from all the visible crea tion, but absolutely separate him from any affinity with it. His bodily frame is dust, fearfully and wonderfully made; but still a portion of inanimate matter, which cleaves to the. Ground! His bodily powers, his sensual passions and appetites have their dwelling upon the earth, in common with the animal creation. His intellect - his power of large discourse, looking before and after, aspires to communion with intelligence, and seeks its kindred beyond the limits of this life. His animal nature may truly say to the worm, Thou art my brother, and to corruption, Thou art my sister and 'my mother! His intellectual and mo ral faculties have no fellowship upon earth.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Self-Help

SERGEANT, John

Motivational

Forgotten Books

John Sergeants deliciously funny bestselling memoir now available in paperback.For thirty years, John Sergeant worked for the BBC, latterly as Chief Political Correspondent. Give Me Ten Seconds is a riveting and frequently hilarious account of life at the BBC coalface, but it also gives us a unique insiders view of British politics.His mordant wit, keen sense of the absurd and acute powers of analysis pervade the book.

Give Me Ten Seconds

Humor & Entertainment

Pan/Macmillan

A deliciously funny insider account of British politics and of the BBC from one of our most highly regarded and well-liked broadcasters. John Sergeant is ITN's Political Editor and before that spent 30 years at the BBC coalface, latterly as the Corporation's political correspondent. He is widely respected both by the denizens of the Houses of Parliament and fellow journalists. More importantly, his appearances on shows like Radio 4's News Quiz, Have I Got News for You and Room 101 have proved him to be an inspired comic turn. This memoir will take us from his rather curious childhood, the son of decidedly eccentric parents to his flirtation with show business as part of the sixties satire boom - he starred in revue with Alan Bennett, and from his early years in journalism on the Liverpool Post to his thirty years at the BBC. Memorably handbagged by Margaret Thatcher on the steps of the Paris Embassy as she lost the leadership contest, and the man to whom Ron Davis confessed his midnight perambulations on Clapham Common, Sergeant has been the man on the spot in most of the major news stories of the last twenty years. His mordant wit, keen sense of the absurd and acute powers of analysis pervade the book. He has a wealth of killingly funny anecdotes featuring the dottier members of both Houses of Parliament and his understanding of the labyrinthine workings of Westminister - and of the corridors of Broadcasting House - is second to none.

Give me ten seconds

Biographies & Memoirs

Arts & Literature

Macmillan

Barging Round Britain by David Bartley is a beautifully-illustrated guide to a unique and fascinating part of our history: the canal network. Explore the people and places that have forged this national treasure, from the birth of the Industrial Revolution to the leisure explosion on our waterways today. Fully-illustrated with maps and photographs, the book will trace canal routes across the UK, from the Georgian grandeur of Bath to the dramatic splendor of the Scottish Highlands. David Bartley's Barging Round Britain includes a foreword and chapter introductions by the presenter of the TV series, John Sergeant.

Barging Round Britain: Exploring the History of our Nation's Canals and Waterways

Reference

Bartley, David

Atlases & Maps

Penguin Uk

Barging Round Britain by David Bartley is a beautifully-illustrated guide to a unique and fascinating part of our history: the canal network. Explore the people and places that have forged this national treasure, from the birth of the Industrial Revolution to the leisure explosion on our waterways today. Fully-illustrated with maps and photographs, the book will trace canal routes across the UK, from the Georgian grandeur of Bath to the dramatic splendour of the Scottish Highlands. David Bartley's Barging Round Britain includes a foreword and chapter introductions by the presenter of the TV series, John Sergeant.

Barging Round Britain: Exploring the History and Heritage of our Lost Waterways

Travel

Michael, Joseph

Barging Round Britain: Exploring the History of our Nation's Canals and Waterway

This book is the first serious study of the Usonian home, a concept which stands in Frank Lloyd Wright's works where l'unité d'habitation stands in the works of Le Corbusier. John Sergeant clearly sets out the sources of Wright's urban concepts that are deeply embedded in the American tradition, while at the same time he shows how Wright practiced what he preached. Sergeant has carefully demonstrated the organic nature of this great designer's life and works as made manifest in a brilliant galaxy of small and beautiful homes. The book is extensively illustrated with both photographs and drawings.

Frank Lloyd Wright's Usonian houses: The case for organic architecture

Arts & Photography

Architecture

Whitney Library of Design

Looks at the last period in Wright's career, reassessing his Usonian houses, his Taliesin working communities, and his plan for Broadacre City

Frank Lloyd Wright's Usonian Houses: Designs for Moderate Cost One-Family Homes

Watson/Guptill

Lion Let Loose: The Structure & Meaning of st Mark's Gospel

Attic Pr

John Sergeant Recent Drawings

History & Criticism

Katrin Bellinger at Colnaghi

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