Interesting Anecdotes, Memoirs, Allegories, Essays, and Poetical Fragments: Tending to Amuse the Fancy, and Inculcate Morality. By Mr. Addison |
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Page 138
... thee , " said Omar , " belongs to him only , from " whom we should receive with humility both good " and evil ; yet hide not thy life from me ; for the " burthen which I cannot remove , I may at least " enable thee to sustain . " Hassan ...
... thee , " said Omar , " belongs to him only , from " whom we should receive with humility both good " and evil ; yet hide not thy life from me ; for the " burthen which I cannot remove , I may at least " enable thee to sustain . " Hassan ...
Page 140
... thee . Thou art content , and " haft therefore neither avarice nor ambition to exalt " thee , which would destroy the simplicity of thy life , " and diminish that happiness which I have no power " either to increase or to continue ...
... thee . Thou art content , and " haft therefore neither avarice nor ambition to exalt " thee , which would destroy the simplicity of thy life , " and diminish that happiness which I have no power " either to increase or to continue ...
Page 142
... thee fad , the spring of whose joy was " in thy own bosom ? What evil hath befallen thee ? " Speak , and if I can remove it , thou art happy . " I was now encouraged to look up , and I replied , Let my Lord forgive the presumption of ...
... thee fad , the spring of whose joy was " in thy own bosom ? What evil hath befallen thee ? " Speak , and if I can remove it , thou art happy . " I was now encouraged to look up , and I replied , Let my Lord forgive the presumption of ...
Page 143
... thee with autho- " rity , because I would not fubject my people to " oppression ; and because I would not be compelled " to punish thee , for crimes which I first enabled " thee to commit . But as I have taken from thee " that which I ...
... thee with autho- " rity , because I would not fubject my people to " oppression ; and because I would not be compelled " to punish thee , for crimes which I first enabled " thee to commit . But as I have taken from thee " that which I ...
Page 145
... thee , thou wast content with poverty and labour " no more . That which then became the object " was also the bound of thy hope ; and he , whose " utmost hope is disappointed , must inevitably be " wretched . If thy supreme defire had ...
... thee , thou wast content with poverty and labour " no more . That which then became the object " was also the bound of thy hope ; and he , whose " utmost hope is disappointed , must inevitably be " wretched . If thy supreme defire had ...
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