Self-cultivation Recommended: Or, Hints to a Youth Leaving School |
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able action active actual adroitness advan advantage application attain attention become beneficial better blessing boards bring careless cation character CHARLES BUCK comfort conduct cultivation daily diligent disgrace divine duty effect eminence endeavour evil excellent exer exertions FAREWELL SERMONS feelings future gained give gratification grow habit happiness honourable hope ideas ignorance important improvement indolence indulgence influence instruction intel intellect ISAAC TAYLOR JANE TAYLOR knowledge labour learned ledge LEIGH HUNT lute man's manner ment mind mistake mode nature necessity neglect never notions object obtained occasion occupation Ongar operate opportunity perhaps pleasure powers principle proper racter reason recollection rectify render repay rich rience rise rouse S. T. COLERIDGE self-cultivation society success suffer sunny banks talents thing THOMAS ROBINSON tion tivated trifle Trinity College tutors useless vate vols worthy yield young youth
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Page 168 - Exalt her, and she shall promote thee : she shall bring thee to honour when thou dost embrace her. She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace; a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee.
Page 168 - When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul; discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee...
Page 160 - And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden to dress it, and to keep it.
Page 168 - My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee, so that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding; yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding ; if thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures ; then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and find the knowledge of God.