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Page 46
... pursuits , which we once thought were to last for ever , and on which we considered our whole happi- ness or misery as suspended ? We look back upon them now , as upon a dream which has passed away . None of those mighty consequences ...
... pursuits , which we once thought were to last for ever , and on which we considered our whole happi- ness or misery as suspended ? We look back upon them now , as upon a dream which has passed away . None of those mighty consequences ...
Page 49
... pursuits of sensual pleasure , the riots of jollity , or the displays of show and vanity ? No : I appeal to your hearts , my friends , if what you recollect with most pleasure be not the innocent , the virtuous , the honourable parts of ...
... pursuits of sensual pleasure , the riots of jollity , or the displays of show and vanity ? No : I appeal to your hearts , my friends , if what you recollect with most pleasure be not the innocent , the virtuous , the honourable parts of ...
Page 53
... pursuits and cares ? Can you justify them to yourselves ? Are they likely to produce any thing that will survive the moment , and bring forth some fruit for futurity ? He , who can give no satis- factory answer to such questions as ...
... pursuits and cares ? Can you justify them to yourselves ? Are they likely to produce any thing that will survive the moment , and bring forth some fruit for futurity ? He , who can give no satis- factory answer to such questions as ...
Page 71
... pursuits multi- ply and competitions rise , ambition , jea- lousy , and envy , combine with interest to excite bad passions , and to increase the cor- ruption of the heart . At first , perhaps , it F 4 was SERMON was a man's intention ...
... pursuits multi- ply and competitions rise , ambition , jea- lousy , and envy , combine with interest to excite bad passions , and to increase the cor- ruption of the heart . At first , perhaps , it F 4 was SERMON was a man's intention ...
Page 143
... pursuits . I. ACCOMPLISHMENTS , or endowments of the mind . The chief endowment for which man deserves to be valued , is virtue . This unquestionably forms the most esti- mable distinction among mankind . Yet this , which may appear ...
... pursuits . I. ACCOMPLISHMENTS , or endowments of the mind . The chief endowment for which man deserves to be valued , is virtue . This unquestionably forms the most esti- mable distinction among mankind . Yet this , which may appear ...
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