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Page 65
... hope is left , that when this fever of the spirits shall abate , sobriety may gain the ascendant , and wiser counsels have power to influence conduct . But after the season of youth is past , if its intemperate spirit remain ; if ...
... hope is left , that when this fever of the spirits shall abate , sobriety may gain the ascendant , and wiser counsels have power to influence conduct . But after the season of youth is past , if its intemperate spirit remain ; if ...
Page 75
... hope for the continued protection of the Al- mighty . Bring to mind the various revolutions which you have beheld in human affairs , since you became actors on this busy theatre , Reflect on the changes which have taken place in men and ...
... hope for the continued protection of the Al- mighty . Bring to mind the various revolutions which you have beheld in human affairs , since you became actors on this busy theatre , Reflect on the changes which have taken place in men and ...
Page 77
... hope to see ; and to which , amidst the toils of the world , men sometimes look for- ward , not without satisfaction , as to the period of retreat and rest . But let them not deceive themselves . A joyless and dreary season it will ...
... hope to see ; and to which , amidst the toils of the world , men sometimes look for- ward , not without satisfaction , as to the period of retreat and rest . But let them not deceive themselves . A joyless and dreary season it will ...
Page 79
... hope of heaven , as the most effectual consolations he can possess , when the evil days shall come , wherein , other- wise , he is likely to find little pleasure . It is not merely by transient acts of devo- tion that such consolations ...
... hope of heaven , as the most effectual consolations he can possess , when the evil days shall come , wherein , other- wise , he is likely to find little pleasure . It is not merely by transient acts of devo- tion that such consolations ...
Page 93
... hope . As high elation of spirits befits not the joys , so continued and overwhelming dejection suits not the grief of this transitory world . Grief , when it goes beyond certain bounds , becomes unmanly ; when it lasts beyond a certain ...
... hope . As high elation of spirits befits not the joys , so continued and overwhelming dejection suits not the grief of this transitory world . Grief , when it goes beyond certain bounds , becomes unmanly ; when it lasts beyond a certain ...
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