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... Divine justice , " the eagles , " ( or vultures more strictly , for the true eagle does not feed on aught but what itself has slain , ) the scavengers of God's moral world ; scenting out as by a mysterious instinct the prey from afar ...
... Divine justice , " the eagles , " ( or vultures more strictly , for the true eagle does not feed on aught but what itself has slain , ) the scavengers of God's moral world ; scenting out as by a mysterious instinct the prey from afar ...
Page 99
... divine retaliations in the world , according to which men shall eat of the fruit of their own doings , and be filled with their own ways , who shall gainsay them ? What affirm they more than every page of Scripture , every turn of human ...
... divine retaliations in the world , according to which men shall eat of the fruit of their own doings , and be filled with their own ways , who shall gainsay them ? What affirm they more than every page of Scripture , every turn of human ...
Page 104
... divine thought it necessary to write a treatise against it . There exist indeed several old works in German with such titles as the following , Un- godly Proverbs and their Refutation . + Peccato celato , mezzo perdonato . Badly turned ...
... divine thought it necessary to write a treatise against it . There exist indeed several old works in German with such titles as the following , Un- godly Proverbs and their Refutation . + Peccato celato , mezzo perdonato . Badly turned ...
Page 118
... divine of the 17th century , who is accounting for the offence which the Pharisee took at the Lord's acceptance of the affectionate homage and costly offering of the woman that was a sinner : " Which familiar and affectionate ...
... divine of the 17th century , who is accounting for the offence which the Pharisee took at the Lord's acceptance of the affectionate homage and costly offering of the woman that was a sinner : " Which familiar and affectionate ...
Page 127
... divine order of man's life ; not as evidences that we have falsely imagined an order where there was none . Here is a true voice of the people ; and on the grounds laid down above , we have a right to assume this to be a voice of God as ...
... divine order of man's life ; not as evidences that we have falsely imagined an order where there was none . Here is a true voice of the people ; and on the grounds laid down above , we have a right to assume this to be a voice of God as ...
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adduced affirm Alliteration altogether appear application Arabic proverb Aristotle assertion beautiful belong better birth blessing carcase carum Catalan certainly Christian claim collection compared contain conviction Coriolanus devil Dios divine Don Quixote doubt embodied English evermore evil example express Extremes meet fact faith father French German proverb give God's Greek proverb hearers heart heaven Heidelberg tun honour human Ibycus Italian proverb Italy Jeremy Taylor kingdom kingdom of heaven language Latin proverb lecture lesson lips lives Lord man's maxims men's modern moral mouth nations never nihil nobler oftentimes once ourselves outward pass Persian Plato poetry popular present quam quod regard rhyme rich Roman Scripture selfish sense shame shape sight sometimes Spain Spaniards Spanish proverb speak spirit thee things thou thyself tion true truth unworthy utterance verbs voice vult warning wisdom words worthy
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Page 133 - But little do men perceive what solitude is, and how far it extendeth. For a crowd is not company, and faces are but a gallery of pictures, and 10 talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love.
Page 138 - It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.
Page 154 - As thou art in desire? Wouldst thou have that Which thou esteemst the ornament of life, And live a coward in thine own esteem, Letting "I dare not" wait upon "I would," Like the poor cat i
Page 8 - Compare with this Martial's so happy epigram upon epigrams, in which everything runs exactly parallel to that which has been said above : — "Omne epigramma sit instar apis; sit aculeus illi, Sint sua mella, sit et corporis exigui...
Page 128 - That they would exalt him also in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the seat of the elders!
Page 60 - Those who will not be ruled by the rudder must be ruled by the rock...
Page 111 - A stone that is fit for the wall, is not left in the way. It is a saying made for them who appear for a while to be overlooked, neglected, passed by ; who perceive in themselves capacities, which as yet no one else has recognised or cared to turn to account.
Page 147 - ... come, he will send. There are others of the same family, as the following: The devil's 'meal is half bran; or all bran, as the Italians still more boldly proclaim it;* unrighteous gains are sure to disappoint the getter; the pleasures of sin, even in this present time, are largely dashed with its pains. And this : He had need of a long spoon that eats with the devil...
Page 107 - ... are given, Sound, healthy children of the God of heaven, Are cheerful as the rising sun in May. What do we gather hence but firmer faith That every gift of noble origin Is breathed upon by Hope's perpetual breath ? That virtue and the faculties within Are vital, — and that riches are akin To fear, to change, to cowardice and death...
Page 91 - Wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together ; (Matt.