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Page vii
... temper . " His talents seem to have descended as an inheritance to his posterity . For , of the two sons who survived him , David the eldest , was a clergyman of eminence in Edinburgh , father to Mr. Robert Blair , Minister of ...
... temper . " His talents seem to have descended as an inheritance to his posterity . For , of the two sons who survived him , David the eldest , was a clergyman of eminence in Edinburgh , father to Mr. Robert Blair , Minister of ...
Page xv
... tempered with the most unsuspecting sim- plicity , and united to eminent talents and inflexible integrity , while it secured to the last his own relish of life , was won- derfully calculated to endear him to his friends , and to render ...
... tempered with the most unsuspecting sim- plicity , and united to eminent talents and inflexible integrity , while it secured to the last his own relish of life , was won- derfully calculated to endear him to his friends , and to render ...
Page 18
... temper , tends to produce dejection under the slightest trials . While worldly men enlarge their possessions , and extend their connections , they imagine that they are strengthening themselves against all the possible vicissitudes of ...
... temper , tends to produce dejection under the slightest trials . While worldly men enlarge their possessions , and extend their connections , they imagine that they are strengthening themselves against all the possible vicissitudes of ...
Page 19
... temper cor- rupted by prosperity they find no relief . They have lost that moderation of mind which enables a wise man to accommodate himself to his situation . Long fed with false hopes , they are exasperated and stung by every ...
... temper cor- rupted by prosperity they find no relief . They have lost that moderation of mind which enables a wise man to accommodate himself to his situation . Long fed with false hopes , they are exasperated and stung by every ...
Page 41
... temper for the enjoyment of prosperity . A little reflection may satisfy us , that mere possession , even granting it to be secure , does not constitute enjoy- ment . Give a man all that is in the power of the world to bestow ; surround ...
... temper for the enjoyment of prosperity . A little reflection may satisfy us , that mere possession , even granting it to be secure , does not constitute enjoy- ment . Give a man all that is in the power of the world to bestow ; surround ...
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