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... present state of society , it is too well known that this is not the case . They are often the conse- quence of birth alone . They are some- times the fruit of mere dependance and assiduity . They may be the recompence of flattery ...
... present state of society , it is too well known that this is not the case . They are often the conse- quence of birth alone . They are some- times the fruit of mere dependance and assiduity . They may be the recompence of flattery ...
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... present , men take example at it ; and when it is gone , they desire it : It wear- eth a crown , and triumpheth for ever ; hav- ing gotten the victory , striving for undefiled rewards . Wisdom is the breath of the power of God , and a ...
... present , men take example at it ; and when it is gone , they desire it : It wear- eth a crown , and triumpheth for ever ; hav- ing gotten the victory , striving for undefiled rewards . Wisdom is the breath of the power of God , and a ...
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... present consideration . My purpose is to shew how we should be affected in every 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 ...
... present consideration . My purpose is to shew how we should be affected in every 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 ...
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... present moment , they too shall lose that imaginary value which heated fancy now bestows upon them . Hence , let them al- ready begin to subside to their proper level . Let wisdom infuse a tincture of moderation into the eagerness of ...
... present moment , they too shall lose that imaginary value which heated fancy now bestows upon them . Hence , let them al- ready begin to subside to their proper level . Let wisdom infuse a tincture of moderation into the eagerness of ...
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... 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 ; the future , as yet , is no ...
... 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 ; the future , as yet , is no ...
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