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Page 419
... consider cheerfulness in three lights , with regard to ourselves , to those we converse with , and to the great Author of our being , it will not a little recommend itself on each of these accounts . The man who is possessed of this ...
... consider cheerfulness in three lights , with regard to ourselves , to those we converse with , and to the great Author of our being , it will not a little recommend itself on each of these accounts . The man who is possessed of this ...
Page 445
... consider the world in its subserviency to man , one would think it was made for our use ; but if we consider it in its natural beauty and harmony , one would be apt to conclude it was made for our plea- sure . The sun , which is as the ...
... consider the world in its subserviency to man , one would think it was made for our use ; but if we consider it in its natural beauty and harmony , one would be apt to conclude it was made for our plea- sure . The sun , which is as the ...
Page 499
... consider on the other hand how far we may deserve the praises and approbations which the world bestow upon us ; whether the actions they celebrate proceed from laudable and worthy motives ; and how far we are really possessed of the ...
... consider on the other hand how far we may deserve the praises and approbations which the world bestow upon us ; whether the actions they celebrate proceed from laudable and worthy motives ; and how far we are really possessed of the ...
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