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... whose task is to advance himself to a higher and happier ftate of existence , by unremitted vigilance of caution , and activity of virtue . The duties required of man are fuch as human na- ture does not willingly perform , and fuch as ...
... whose task is to advance himself to a higher and happier ftate of existence , by unremitted vigilance of caution , and activity of virtue . The duties required of man are fuch as human na- ture does not willingly perform , and fuch as ...
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... whose welfare de- pends upon my affiduity about him , that I willingly ex- clude the loofe gratifications of paffion for the folid re- flections of duty . I know not whether any man's wife would be allowed , and ( what I still more fear ) ...
... whose welfare de- pends upon my affiduity about him , that I willingly ex- clude the loofe gratifications of paffion for the folid re- flections of duty . I know not whether any man's wife would be allowed , and ( what I still more fear ) ...
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... whose ancient fplendour appears a- midst its ruins . So confpicuous in human nature are those characters , both of a high origin and of a de- graded state , that , by many religious fects throughout the earth , they have been seen and ...
... whose ancient fplendour appears a- midst its ruins . So confpicuous in human nature are those characters , both of a high origin and of a de- graded state , that , by many religious fects throughout the earth , they have been seen and ...
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... whose circumstances or dif- pofitions have given them the feweft opportunities of canvaffing their respective systems in the way of free and friendly debate . Had the authors of many an ex- E travagant travagant hypothefis difcuffed ...
... whose circumstances or dif- pofitions have given them the feweft opportunities of canvaffing their respective systems in the way of free and friendly debate . Had the authors of many an ex- E travagant travagant hypothefis difcuffed ...
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... whose head is above the clouds , and a veil of pure light covers her face . Obferve the progrefs of her votaries ; be filent and attentive , I saw that the only regular approach to the mountain was by a gate , called the Gate of ...
... whose head is above the clouds , and a veil of pure light covers her face . Obferve the progrefs of her votaries ; be filent and attentive , I saw that the only regular approach to the mountain was by a gate , called the Gate of ...
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Page 281 - Aonian maids, Delight no more — O Thou my voice inspire Who touch'd Isaiah's hallow'd lips with fire! Rapt into future times the bard begun: A Virgin shall conceive — a Virgin bear a Son ! From Jesse's root behold a Branch arise Whose sacred flower with fragrance fills the skies: Th' Ethereal Spirit o'er its leaves shall move, And on its top descends the mystic Dove.
Page 177 - And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have ye bereaved of my children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away: all these things are against me.
Page 177 - Then Joseph commanded to fill their sacks with corn, and to restore every man's money into his sack, and to give them provision for the way: and thus did he unto them.
Page 300 - To them his heart, his love, his griefs were given, But all his serious thoughts had rest in heaven. As some tall cliff that lifts its awful form, Swells from the vale, and midway leaves the storm, Though round its breast the rolling clouds are spread, Eternal sunshine settles on its head.
Page 267 - I then came home, and went whistling all over the house, much pleased with my whistle, but disturbing all the family. My brothers and sisters and cousins, understanding the bargain I had made, told me I had given four times as much for it as it was worth.
Page 306 - O gentle sleep, Nature's soft nurse, how have I frighted thee, That thou no more wilt weigh my eyelids down, And steep my senses in forgetfulness...
Page 264 - ... sense of their fidelity and attachment, and would carry the remembrance of it along with him to the place of his retreat, as his...
Page 282 - Saviour comes! by ancient bards foretold: Hear him, ye deaf! and all ye blind, behold! He from thick films shall purge the visual ray, And on the sightless eyeball pour the day: 'Tis he th' obstructed paths of sound shall clear And bid new music charm th' unfolding ear: The dumb shall sing, the lame his crutch forego, And leap exulting like the bounding roe.
Page 179 - And ye shall tell my father of all my glory in Egypt, and of all that ye have seen ; and ye shall haste, and bring down my father hither.
Page 305 - twas a famous victory. 'My father lived at Blenheim then, Yon little stream hard by; They burnt his dwelling to the ground, And he was forced to fly: So with his wife and child he fled Nor had he where to rest his head.