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" They seem destined to blast the small share of comfort which nature has here allotted to man. But they cannot disturb the peace of others, more than they break their own. The hurricane rages first in their own bosom, before it is let forth upon the world.... "
Sermons - Page 76
by Hugh Blair - 1790
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Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Passages in Prose, Selected ...

Vicesimus Knox - English prose literature - 1790 - 1058 pages
...contentious, the rude and quarrelfome, are the bane of fociety; they feem deftmed to blaft the fmall mare of comfort which nature has here allotted to man. But they cannot diilurb the peace of others, more than they break their own. The hurricane rages firit in their own...
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Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Passages in Prose ..., Volume 1

English literature - 1797 - 680 pages
...contentious, the rude and quariclfome, are the bane of fociety ; they feein dellined to blall the fmall (hare of comfort which nature has here allotted to man....others, more than they break their own. The hurricane r;gcs (HI in their own boiom, before it is let forth upon the world. In the tempert which they raife,...
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The English Reader: Or, Pieces in Prose and Poetry Selected from the Best ...

Lindley Murray - Readers - 1799 - 408 pages
...deftined to blaft the fmall ware of comfort which nature has here allotted toman. But they cannot diflurb the peace of others, more than they break their own. The hurricane rages fir/1 in their own bofom, before it is let forth upon the world. In the tempefts which they raife,...
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The English Reader: Or, Pieces in Prose and Poetry, Selected from the Best ...

Lindley Murray - Readers - 1810 - 262 pages
...contentious, the rude and quarrelsome, are the bane of society. They seem destined to blast the small share of comfort which nature has here allotted to man. But they cannot disturb the peace of others, more than they break their own. The hurricane rages first in their own...
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The English Reader; Or, Pieces in Prose and Poetry, Selected from the Best ...

Lindley Murray - Readers - 1811 - 286 pages
...blaft the fmall-fliarn of comfort which nature has here allotted to man. b-'t they cannot difturb-the peace of others, more than they break their own. The hurricane rages firft in their own bo(om, before it is let forth upon the world. In the tempefts which they raife, they are always toft...
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The English Reader, Or, Pieces in Prose and Poetry: Selected from the Best ...

Lindley Murray - Readers - 1812 - 378 pages
...to blast the small 'shire of comfort which nature has here allotted to man. Bat they cannot disturb the peace of others, more than they break their own. The hurricane rages first in their own bosom, before it is let forth upon the _ P " A peaceable temper must IM- supported...
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The English Reader: Or, Pieces in Prose and Poetry, Selected from the Best ...

Lindley Murray - Readers - 1815 - 262 pages
...fmall fhare of comfort which nature has here allotted to man. But they cannot dilhirb th« peace of N 2 others, more than they break their own. The hurricane...bofom, before it is let forth upon the world. In the tempefls which they raife, they are always totl ; and frequently it is their lot to perifh. A peaceable...
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The English Reader, Or Pieces in Prose and Poetry: Selected from the Best ...

Lindley Murray - 1815 - 276 pages
...contentious, the rude and quarrelsome, are the bane of society. 3'hey seem destined to blast the small share of comfort which nature has here allotted to man. But they cannot disturb the peace of others, more than they break their own. The hurricane rages first in their own...
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Elegant extracts, Volume 55

Elegant extracts - 1816 - 1082 pages
...contentious, the rude and quarrelsome, are the bane of society ; they seem destined to blast the small share of comfort which nature has here allotted to man. But they cannot disturb the peace of others, more than they break their own. The hurricane rages first in their own...
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Sermons ...: With a Short Account of the Life and Character of the ..., Volume 2

Hugh Blair - Sermons - 1820 - 398 pages
...contentious, the rude and quarrelsome, are the bane of society. They seem destined to blast the small share of comfort which nature has here allotted to man. But they cannot disturb the peace of others, more than they break their own. The hurricane rages first in their own...
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