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Page 19
... suffer them to be shaken by the scoffs of the licentious , or the cavils of the sceptical . When we observe any tendency to treat religion or mor- als , with disrespect and levity , let us hold it to be a sure in- dication of a ...
... suffer them to be shaken by the scoffs of the licentious , or the cavils of the sceptical . When we observe any tendency to treat religion or mor- als , with disrespect and levity , let us hold it to be a sure in- dication of a ...
Page 25
... no part of it be suffered to lie waste by negligence , to be overrun with noxious plants , or laid out for show , rather than use . When Aristotle was asked , " What a man could gain by @ telling a falsehood , " he replied , " Not.
... no part of it be suffered to lie waste by negligence , to be overrun with noxious plants , or laid out for show , rather than use . When Aristotle was asked , " What a man could gain by @ telling a falsehood , " he replied , " Not.
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... suffered in common , little room is left for envy . There is more occasion for pity and sympathy , and an inclination to assist each other . At our first setting out in life , when yet unacquainted with the world and its snares , when ...
... suffered in common , little room is left for envy . There is more occasion for pity and sympathy , and an inclination to assist each other . At our first setting out in life , when yet unacquainted with the world and its snares , when ...
Page 31
... suffering virtues . How much soever we complain of the vanity of the world , facts plainly show , that if its vanity were less , it could not answer the purpose of salutary discipline . Unsatisfactory as it is , its pleasures are still ...
... suffering virtues . How much soever we complain of the vanity of the world , facts plainly show , that if its vanity were less , it could not answer the purpose of salutary discipline . Unsatisfactory as it is , its pleasures are still ...
Page 35
... suffered no man to come in with the king , to the banquet that she had prepared , but myself ; and to - morrow also am I invited to her with the king . " After all this preamble , what is the conclusion ? " Yet all this availeth me ...
... suffered no man to come in with the king , to the banquet that she had prepared , but myself ; and to - morrow also am I invited to her with the king . " After all this preamble , what is the conclusion ? " Yet all this availeth me ...
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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.