The Moral Miscellany: Or, a Collection of Select Pieces, in Prose and Verse, for the Instruction and Entertainment of YouthR. Griffiths, 1758 - 376 pages |
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... laft letters that aw- ful and tremenduous subject , the ubiquity or omni- prefence of the divine Being . I have fhewn that he ' is equally prefent in all places throughout the whole extent of infinite space . This doctrine is fo ...
... laft letters that aw- ful and tremenduous subject , the ubiquity or omni- prefence of the divine Being . I have fhewn that he ' is equally prefent in all places throughout the whole extent of infinite space . This doctrine is fo ...
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... laft fo very long . But when the choice we actually have before us is this , whe- ther we will chufe to be happy for the space of only threefcore and ten , nay perhaps of only twenty or ten years , I might fay of only a day or an hour ...
... laft fo very long . But when the choice we actually have before us is this , whe- ther we will chufe to be happy for the space of only threefcore and ten , nay perhaps of only twenty or ten years , I might fay of only a day or an hour ...
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... laft no longer than is neceffary for the prefervation of the young ? THE violence of this natural love is exemplified by a very barbarous experiment ; which I fhall quote at length , as I find it in an excellent author , and hope my ...
... laft no longer than is neceffary for the prefervation of the young ? THE violence of this natural love is exemplified by a very barbarous experiment ; which I fhall quote at length , as I find it in an excellent author , and hope my ...
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... laft moments defires his friends to ' offer a cock to Efculapius ; doubtlefs out of a fub- ' miffive deference to the established worship of his coun- try . Xenophon tells us , that his prince ( whom he fets forth as a pattern of ...
... laft moments defires his friends to ' offer a cock to Efculapius ; doubtlefs out of a fub- ' miffive deference to the established worship of his coun- try . Xenophon tells us , that his prince ( whom he fets forth as a pattern of ...
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... laft confideration , I fhall here take no tice , that the world , in which we are placed , is fille with innumerable objects that are proper to raise an keep alive this happy temper of mind . If we confider the world in its fubferviency ...
... laft confideration , I fhall here take no tice , that the world , in which we are placed , is fille with innumerable objects that are proper to raise an keep alive this happy temper of mind . If we confider the world in its fubferviency ...
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againſt beauty becauſe beſt caufe chearful confequences confider confideration converfation creatures defign defire delight diſcovered eafily endeavour exercife eyes faid fame fays fcene fecret fecure feem feen feldom felves fenfe fenfible fent feveral fhade fhall fhew fhort fhould fide fince firft firſt fmile fome fomething fometimes foon foul fpecies fpirit ftate ftill fubject fuch fuffered fuperior fure greateſt happineſs happy heart Helim herſelf himſelf honour human huſband impoffible increaſe itſelf juft kind labour ladies laft lefs live loft look mankind mifery mind moft moſt muft muſt myſelf nature neceffary nefs neft never obferved occafion ourſelves paffed paffion pain perfon philofopher pleafing pleaſe pleaſure poffeffed poffible prefent preferve purpoſe raiſed reafon reft rife ſhall ſhe Spect ſtate thee thefe themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe thou thought thouſand tion underſtanding univerfal uſeful virtue whofe whoſe wifdom