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... to him ; by the due improvement of which , he may , in one way or other , serve God , promote virtue , and be useful in the world The love of praise should be preserved under proper sub 28 Part 1 . The English Reader .
... to him ; by the due improvement of which , he may , in one way or other , serve God , promote virtue , and be useful in the world The love of praise should be preserved under proper sub 28 Part 1 . The English Reader .
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Lindley Murray. The love of praise should be preserved under proper sub ordination to the principle of duty . In itself , it is a useful mo tive to action ; but when allowed to extend its influence too far , it corrupts the whole ...
Lindley Murray. The love of praise should be preserved under proper sub ordination to the principle of duty . In itself , it is a useful mo tive to action ; but when allowed to extend its influence too far , it corrupts the whole ...
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... praise and vene- ration . I have long sought content , and have not fo dit ; I will from this moment endeavour to be rich . " 6 Full of his new resolution , he shut himself in his cham- ber for six months , to deliberate how he should ...
... praise and vene- ration . I have long sought content , and have not fo dit ; I will from this moment endeavour to be rich . " 6 Full of his new resolution , he shut himself in his cham- ber for six months , to deliberate how he should ...
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... praise was tried , and every source of adulatory fiction , was ex- hausted . 11 Ortogrul heard his flatterers without delight , because he found himself unable to believe them . His own heart told him its frailties ; his own ...
... praise was tried , and every source of adulatory fiction , was ex- hausted . 11 Ortogrul heard his flatterers without delight , because he found himself unable to believe them . His own heart told him its frailties ; his own ...
Page 87
... praises ; and appear not to have been surpassed by any per- son who everfilled a throne ; a conduct less rigorous , less im- perious , more sincere , more indulgent to her people , would have been requisite to form a perfect character ...
... praises ; and appear not to have been surpassed by any per- son who everfilled a throne ; a conduct less rigorous , less im- perious , more sincere , more indulgent to her people , would have been requisite to form a perfect character ...
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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.