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Page 42
... period of it he is now arrived ; and to what proportion of it he can with any probability look for- ward , as yet to come ; he can hardly avoid feeling some secret compunction , and re- flecting seriously upon his state . Happy if that ...
... period of it he is now arrived ; and to what proportion of it he can with any probability look for- ward , as yet to come ; he can hardly avoid feeling some secret compunction , and re- flecting seriously upon his state . Happy if that ...
Page 43
... period of human life , by reflection upon our age , whether we be young or advanced in years ; in order that the question How old art thou ? may never be put to any of us without some good effect . There are three different portions of ...
... period of human life , by reflection upon our age , whether we be young or advanced in years ; in order that the question How old art thou ? may never be put to any of us without some good effect . There are three different portions of ...
Page 46
... a tincture of moderation into the eagerness of contest , by anticipat- ing that period of coolness , which the lapse of time will , of itself , certainly bring . When * III . When we look back on years that 46 On the Improvement of Time :
... a tincture of moderation into the eagerness of contest , by anticipat- ing that period of coolness , which the lapse of time will , of itself , certainly bring . When * III . When we look back on years that 46 On the Improvement of Time :
Page 47
... period of life stolen upon us after another , like the successive incidents in a tale that is told ! Before we were aware , childhood had grown up into youth ; youth had passed into manhood ; and manhood now , perhaps , begins to assume ...
... period of life stolen upon us after another , like the successive incidents in a tale that is told ! Before we were aware , childhood had grown up into youth ; youth had passed into manhood ; and manhood now , perhaps , begins to assume ...
Page 50
... period of age in which we are at present placed . Here lies the immediate and principal ob- ject of our concern : For , the recollection of the past is only as far of moment as it acts upon the present . The past , to us now , is little ...
... period of age in which we are at present placed . Here lies the immediate and principal ob- ject of our concern : For , the recollection of the past is only as far of moment as it acts upon the present . The past , to us now , is little ...
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