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... never to utter a greater quantity of voice than we can afford without pain to ourselves , and without any extraordinary effort . As long as we keep within these bounds , the other organs of speech will be at liberty to discharge their ...
... never to utter a greater quantity of voice than we can afford without pain to ourselves , and without any extraordinary effort . As long as we keep within these bounds , the other organs of speech will be at liberty to discharge their ...
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... never returns : the moment which is Tlost , is lost for ever . There is nothing on earth so stable , as to assure us of un- disturbed rest ; nor so powerful , as to afford us constant pro- tection , The house of feasting , too often ...
... never returns : the moment which is Tlost , is lost for ever . There is nothing on earth so stable , as to assure us of un- disturbed rest ; nor so powerful , as to afford us constant pro- tection , The house of feasting , too often ...
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... never satisfied ; nourishes a sickly , effeminate delicacy , which sours and corrupts every pleasure . WE SECTION VI . E have seen the husbandman scattering his seed upon his barns , and crowns his labours with joy and plenty.- Thus the ...
... never satisfied ; nourishes a sickly , effeminate delicacy , which sours and corrupts every pleasure . WE SECTION VI . E have seen the husbandman scattering his seed upon his barns , and crowns his labours with joy and plenty.- Thus the ...
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... never mourned . " The prince made inquiry after such persons ; but found the inquiry vain , and was silent . HE SECTION VIII . E that hath no rule over his own spirit , is like a city that is broken down , and without walls . A soft ...
... never mourned . " The prince made inquiry after such persons ; but found the inquiry vain , and was silent . HE SECTION VIII . E that hath no rule over his own spirit , is like a city that is broken down , and without walls . A soft ...
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... Never adventure on too near an approach to what is evil . Familiarize not yourselves with it , in the slightest instances , without fear . Listen with reverence to every reprehension of conscience , and preserve the most quick and ...
... Never adventure on too near an approach to what is evil . Familiarize not yourselves with it , in the slightest instances , without fear . Listen with reverence to every reprehension of conscience , and preserve the most quick and ...
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The English Reader: Or Pieces in Prose and Verse, From the Best Writers ... Lindley Murray No preview available - 2017 |
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Page 91 - And now behold I go bound in the spirit to Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befal me there, save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying, that bonds and afflictions abide me.