The Guardian, Volume 2C. Whittingham, published John Sharpe, 1804 |
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... present age , to a succession of future generations . The advantage arising to him who hath a tincture of this generosity on his soul , is , that he is affected with a sublimer joy than can be comprehended by one who is destitute of ...
... present age , to a succession of future generations . The advantage arising to him who hath a tincture of this generosity on his soul , is , that he is affected with a sublimer joy than can be comprehended by one who is destitute of ...
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... present make some remarks on the celebrated description of the horse in that holy book , and compare it with those drawn by Homer and Virgil . Homer hath the following similitude of an horse twice over in the Iliad , which Virgil hath ...
... present make some remarks on the celebrated description of the horse in that holy book , and compare it with those drawn by Homer and Virgil . Homer hath the following similitude of an horse twice over in the Iliad , which Virgil hath ...
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... present mo- mentary sorrow , when I reflect that it is in my power to be happy a thousand years hence . If it were not for this thought , I had rather be an oyster than a man , the most stupid and senseless of animals than a reasonable ...
... present mo- mentary sorrow , when I reflect that it is in my power to be happy a thousand years hence . If it were not for this thought , I had rather be an oyster than a man , the most stupid and senseless of animals than a reasonable ...
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... present state : but in this indefinite descrip- tion there is something ineffably great and noble . The mind of man must be raised to a higher pitch , not only to partake the enjoyments of the Christian paradise , but even to be able to ...
... present state : but in this indefinite descrip- tion there is something ineffably great and noble . The mind of man must be raised to a higher pitch , not only to partake the enjoyments of the Christian paradise , but even to be able to ...
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... present as well as future interest of man- kind depends , is not to be endured . For my own part , I shall omit no endeavours to render their persons as despicable , and their practices as odious , in the eye of the world , as they ...
... present as well as future interest of man- kind depends , is not to be endured . For my own part , I shall omit no endeavours to render their persons as despicable , and their practices as odious , in the eye of the world , as they ...
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Page 25 - Hast thou given the horse strength? Hast thou clothed his neck with thunder? Canst thou make him afraid as a grasshopper? The glory of his nostrils is terrible. He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength : He goeth on to meet the armed men.
Page 134 - And Solomon said, Thou hast shewed unto thy servant David my father great mercy, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee...
Page 400 - She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness. Her children arise up, and call her blessed ; her husband also, and he praiseth her. Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all. 175 Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised.
Page 399 - She is not afraid of the snow for her household : For all her household are clothed with scarlet. She maketh herself coverings of tapestry ; Her clothing is silk and purple.
Page 34 - Who knoweth not in all these That the hand of the Lord hath wrought this? In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, And the breath of all mankind.
Page 399 - Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies. ' ' The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil. 12 She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life. 13 She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands. She is like the merchants ' ships; she bringeth her food from afar.
Page 34 - They shall perish; but thou remainest; And they all shall wax old as doth a garment; And as a vesture shall thou fold them up, And they shall be changed: But thou art the same, And thy years shall not fail.
Page 197 - A new commandment I give unto you : That you love one another, as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this shall all men know that you are My disciples, if you have love one for another.
Page 34 - Thou, even thou, art Lord alone: thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth, and all things that are therein, the seas, and all that is therein, and thou preservest them all ; and the host of heaven worshippeth thee.
Page 165 - Upon their separating from one another into distant countries, they agreed to withdraw themselves punctually into their closets at a certain hour of the day, and to converse with one another by means of this their invention. Accordingly when they were some hundred miles asunder, each of them shut himself up in his closet at the time appointed, and immediately cast his eye upon his dial-plate.