The Prose epitome; or, Extracts, elegant, instructive, and entertaining: abridged from the larger volume: intended to assist in introducing scholars at classical and other schools, to an acquaintance with useful and ornamental knowledge..Messrs. Rivingtons, Longman, 1792 - 456 Seiten |
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... preferve as much dignity as poffible in the or with both hands , it is an important rule , that whole attitude of the body . An erect pofture is all his motions should be free and cafy . Narrow generally to be chofen : standing firm ...
... preferve as much dignity as poffible in the or with both hands , it is an important rule , that whole attitude of the body . An erect pofture is all his motions should be free and cafy . Narrow generally to be chofen : standing firm ...
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... preferve it from error . Nature his guilt . Eure could inveftigate the fimple truth , the the bold and carelef's finner in proportion to thofe , who endeavour to conform themselves merely takes her notions from what the fees , her gods ...
... preferve it from error . Nature his guilt . Eure could inveftigate the fimple truth , the the bold and carelef's finner in proportion to thofe , who endeavour to conform themselves merely takes her notions from what the fees , her gods ...
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... preferve human dif- tinctions . The next duty to God is that of love , which is founded upon his goodness to his creatures . Even this world , mixed as it is with evil , exhibits various marks of the good- nefs of the Deity . Moft men ...
... preferve human dif- tinctions . The next duty to God is that of love , which is founded upon his goodness to his creatures . Even this world , mixed as it is with evil , exhibits various marks of the good- nefs of the Deity . Moft men ...
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... preferve and propagate the knowledge of the true God See the fubject very learnedly treated in one of the first Chapters of Jenkins's Reasonableness of Christianity . for that Meffiah , who their prophets had foretold ; though these ...
... preferve and propagate the knowledge of the true God See the fubject very learnedly treated in one of the first Chapters of Jenkins's Reasonableness of Christianity . for that Meffiah , who their prophets had foretold ; though these ...
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... preferve the body in health is the end rance . The palate , accustomed to fatiety , of eating ; and they who regulate themselves hath loft its tone ; and the greatest fenfualifts merely by this end , who eat without choice or have been ...
... preferve the body in health is the end rance . The palate , accustomed to fatiety , of eating ; and they who regulate themselves hath loft its tone ; and the greatest fenfualifts merely by this end , who eat without choice or have been ...
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Seite 3 - The genius making me no answer, I turned about to address myself to him a second time, but I found that he had left me; I then turned again to the vision which I had been so long contemplating, but instead of the rolling tide, the arched bridge, and the happy islands, I saw nothing but the long hollow valley of Bagdat, with oxen, sheep, and camels grazing upon the sides of it.
Seite 1 - The genius smiled upon me with a look of compassion and affability that familiarized him to my imagination, and at once dispelled all the fears and apprehensions with which I approached him. He lifted me from the ground, and, taking me by the hand, Mirza, said he, I have heard thee in thy soliloquies; follow me.
Seite 70 - But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea ; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation.
Seite 249 - The Accusing Spirit, which flew up to heaven's chancery with the oath, blushed as he gave it in, and the Recording Angel, as he wrote it down, dropped a tear upon the word, and blotted it out for ever.
Seite 36 - Every blessing we enjoy, by what means soever it may be derived upon us, is the gift of Him who is the great Author of Good, and Father of Mercies.
Seite 365 - A ploughman on his legs is higher than a gentleman on his knees, as Poor Richard says. Perhaps they have had a small estate left them, which they knew not the getting of; they think 'Tis day, and will never be night...
Seite 1 - I discovered one in the habit of a shepherd, with a little musical instrument in his hand. As I looked upon him he applied it to his lips, and began to play upon it. The sound of it was...
Seite 36 - It is accompanied with such an inward satisfaction, that the duty is sufficiently rewarded by the performance. It is not like the practice of many other virtues, difficult and painful, but attended with so much pleasure, that were there no positive command .which enjoined it, nor any recompense laid up for it hereafter, a generous mind would indulge in it, for the natural gratification that accompanies it.
Seite 1 - Surely, said I, man is but a shadow, and life a dream. Whilst I was thus musing, I cast my eyes towards the summit of a rock that was not far from me, where I discovered one in the habit of a shepherd, with a little musical instrument in his hand.
Seite 338 - The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together...