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... eternal sun upon the autumn of his existence : the more sand has passed through the hour - glass of life , the more clearly can he see through the empty glass . Earth , too , is to him a beloved spot , a beautiful meadow , the scene of ...
... eternal sun upon the autumn of his existence : the more sand has passed through the hour - glass of life , the more clearly can he see through the empty glass . Earth , too , is to him a beloved spot , a beautiful meadow , the scene of ...
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... eternal circle , it is easy to see that there never could be any improvement amongst them . Men must remain as brutes do , the same at the end that they are at this day , and that they were in the beginning of the world . To prevent ...
... eternal circle , it is easy to see that there never could be any improvement amongst them . Men must remain as brutes do , the same at the end that they are at this day , and that they were in the beginning of the world . To prevent ...
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... eternal youth , exempt from mutability and decay , immortal as the intellect . ual principle from which they derived their origin , and over which they exercise their con trol . LORD MACAULAY : On the Athenian Orators , Aug. 1824 ...
... eternal youth , exempt from mutability and decay , immortal as the intellect . ual principle from which they derived their origin , and over which they exercise their con trol . LORD MACAULAY : On the Athenian Orators , Aug. 1824 ...
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... eternal life . HOOKER . ing with inestimable treasures of wisdom and The Scripture of God is a storehouse abound- knowledge . HOOKER . As well for particular application to special occasions , as also in other manifold respects ...
... eternal life . HOOKER . ing with inestimable treasures of wisdom and The Scripture of God is a storehouse abound- knowledge . HOOKER . As well for particular application to special occasions , as also in other manifold respects ...
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... eternal , im- mortal , and invisible , surrounded as he is with the splendours of a wide and everlasting mon- archy , turn him to our humble habitation ; and the footsteps of God manifest in the flesh have been on the narrow spot of ...
... eternal , im- mortal , and invisible , surrounded as he is with the splendours of a wide and everlasting mon- archy , turn him to our humble habitation ; and the footsteps of God manifest in the flesh have been on the narrow spot of ...
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actions ADDISON admiration affections Aristotle atheist ATTERBURY beauty BEN JONSON better BURKE called cause character Christian Cicero COLTON conscience consider conversation death delight desire divine DRYDEN duty East India Bill Essay eternal evil eyes feel genius give greatest happiness hath heart heaven honour HOOKER Household Words human humour imagination JEREMY COLLIER JEREMY TAYLOR John Dryden JOHNSON judge judgment justice kind knowledge labour Lacon language learning liberty live LOCKE look LORD BACON LORD CHESTERFIELD LORD MACAULAY man's mankind manner means ment Milton mind misery moral nature ness never object opinion ourselves passion perfection person Plato pleasure poet principles Rambler reason religion ROBERT HALL sense society soul SOUTH Spectator spirit SWIFT Tatler temper things thought TILLOTSON tion true truth virtue WASHINGTON IRVING WATTS WHATELY whole wisdom wise writers