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... equal in fumptuoufnefs to that of the vizier , to which he invited all the minifters of pleafure , expecting to enjoy all the felicity which he had imagined riches able to afford . Leifure foon made him weary of himself , and he longed ...
... equal in fumptuoufnefs to that of the vizier , to which he invited all the minifters of pleafure , expecting to enjoy all the felicity which he had imagined riches able to afford . Leifure foon made him weary of himself , and he longed ...
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... equal age with king Edward vi , the had received all her education with him , and feemed even to poffefs a greater facility in acquiring every part of manly and claffical lit erature , She had attained a knowledge of the Romans and ...
... equal age with king Edward vi , the had received all her education with him , and feemed even to poffefs a greater facility in acquiring every part of manly and claffical lit erature , She had attained a knowledge of the Romans and ...
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... equal , and uninterrupted , ftead- inefs ; for , befide the difficulties of the way , they were continually folicited to turn afide , by a numerous crowd of appetites , paffions , and pleasures , whofe importunity , when once complied ...
... equal , and uninterrupted , ftead- inefs ; for , befide the difficulties of the way , they were continually folicited to turn afide , by a numerous crowd of appetites , paffions , and pleasures , whofe importunity , when once complied ...
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... equal to the tor- ment he creates to himfelf , by means of the fierce and def- perate paffions which he allows to rage in his foul . Thofe evil fpirits who inhabit the regions of misery , are reprefented as delighting in revenge and ...
... equal to the tor- ment he creates to himfelf , by means of the fierce and def- perate paffions which he allows to rage in his foul . Thofe evil fpirits who inhabit the regions of misery , are reprefented as delighting in revenge and ...
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... equal nor imitate . Upon being informed by him that the place was full of thefe beautiful incruftations , I ventured in once more with him , about fifty paces , anxioufly and cautiously defcend- ing , by a fleep and dangerous way ...
... equal nor imitate . Upon being informed by him that the place was full of thefe beautiful incruftations , I ventured in once more with him , about fifty paces , anxioufly and cautiously defcend- ing , by a fleep and dangerous way ...
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Page 244 - Presume thy bolts to throw, And deal damnation round the land On each I judge thy foe. If I am right, thy grace impart, Still in the right to stay; If I am wrong, oh teach my heart To find that better way...
Page 53 - Two things have I required of thee ; deny me them not before I die: remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me: lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, "Who is the Lord?" or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.
Page 199 - The chamber where the good man meets his fate, Is privileg'd beyond the common walk Of virtuous life, quite in the verge of heav'n.
Page 76 - I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him. The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me : and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy. I put on righteousness, and it clothed me : my judgment was as a robe and a diadem. I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame. I was a father to the poor : and the cause which I knew not I searched out.
Page 162 - Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, And drink thy wine with a merry heart ; For God now accepteth thy works.
Page 201 - tis madness to defer: Next day the fatal precedent will plead ; Thus on, till wisdom is push'd out of life. Procrastination is the thief of time ; Year after year it steals, till all are fled, And to the mercies of a moment leaves The vast concerns of an eternal scene.
Page 224 - Air, and ye elements, the eldest birth Of Nature's womb, that in quaternion run Perpetual circle, multiform ; and mix And nourish all things ; let your ceaseless change Vary to our great Maker still new praise.
Page 250 - The great directing mind of all ordains. All are but parts of one stupendous whole, Whose body Nature is, and God the soul ; That chang'd through all, and yet in all the same ; Great in the Earth, as in th...
Page 251 - All discord, harmony not understood ; All partial evil, universal good : And, spite of pride, in erring reason's spite, One truth is clear, WHATEVER is, is RIGHT.
Page 221 - Has made my cup run o'er, And in a kind and faithful friend Has doubled all my store.