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Page 9
... tion is to be made between fame and true honour . The former is a loud and noisy applause ; the latter , a more silent and in- ternal homage . Fame floats on the breath of the multitude ; Honour rests on the judgment of the thinking ...
... tion is to be made between fame and true honour . The former is a loud and noisy applause ; the latter , a more silent and in- ternal homage . Fame floats on the breath of the multitude ; Honour rests on the judgment of the thinking ...
Page 10
... tion of life is either ashamed or afraid of discharging his duty , and acting his proper part with firmness and constancy ; true to the God whom he worships , and true to the faith in which he professes to believe ; full of affection to ...
... tion of life is either ashamed or afraid of discharging his duty , and acting his proper part with firmness and constancy ; true to the God whom he worships , and true to the faith in which he professes to believe ; full of affection to ...
Page 15
... tion of men only , but in the sight of God whose judgment is the standard of truth and right ; whose approbation confers a crown of glory that fadeth not away . All the honour we can gain among men is li- mited and confined . Its circle ...
... tion of men only , but in the sight of God whose judgment is the standard of truth and right ; whose approbation confers a crown of glory that fadeth not away . All the honour we can gain among men is li- mited and confined . Its circle ...
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... tion of mind , but often mistaken and abused ; employed as a cover , sometimes to a capricious humour , sometimes to selfish passions . I shall endeavour to explain the nature of true sensibility . I shall consider its effects ; and ...
... tion of mind , but often mistaken and abused ; employed as a cover , sometimes to a capricious humour , sometimes to selfish passions . I shall endeavour to explain the nature of true sensibility . I shall consider its effects ; and ...
Page 74
... tion , one of the first reflections which should occur is , how much we owe to that God who hath hitherto helped us ; who hath brought us on so far in life ; hath guided us through the slippery paths of youth , and now enables us to ...
... tion , one of the first reflections which should occur is , how much we owe to that God who hath hitherto helped us ; who hath brought us on so far in life ; hath guided us through the slippery paths of youth , and now enables us to ...
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