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... soon find a Stick ib . CLX . Economy is the Philosopher's Stone - 406 CLXI . Forgiveness is the noblest Revenge ib . CLXII . The Offender never pardons ib . CLXIII . Practical Jokes are vulgar ib . CLXIV . Short Reckonings make long ...
... soon find a Stick ib . CLX . Economy is the Philosopher's Stone - 406 CLXI . Forgiveness is the noblest Revenge ib . CLXII . The Offender never pardons ib . CLXIII . Practical Jokes are vulgar ib . CLXIV . Short Reckonings make long ...
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... soon becomes familiar with his task ; and practice makes him perfect in the use of his instruments . 5TH , or NEGATIVE REASON . - How well soever any undertaking may have been commenced , yet if it be spoiled through impatience , or ...
... soon becomes familiar with his task ; and practice makes him perfect in the use of his instruments . 5TH , or NEGATIVE REASON . - How well soever any undertaking may have been commenced , yet if it be spoiled through impatience , or ...
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... soon corrupt and putrefy . A ship at sea left by the helmsman , will be tossed by the waves and driven by the winds upon rocks and quick- sands . A horse unexercised and a hawk unflown contract diseases , from which in active life they ...
... soon corrupt and putrefy . A ship at sea left by the helmsman , will be tossed by the waves and driven by the winds upon rocks and quick- sands . A horse unexercised and a hawk unflown contract diseases , from which in active life they ...
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... soon efface the beneficial influence of the wisest instruction . 3RD REASON . As companions are objects of choice , admiration , and affection , the repulsiveness of vice is lost . sight of amidst so much that is attractive . In short ...
... soon efface the beneficial influence of the wisest instruction . 3RD REASON . As companions are objects of choice , admiration , and affection , the repulsiveness of vice is lost . sight of amidst so much that is attractive . In short ...
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... soon leads to a morbid state of the body ; hence the ancient Dutch custom of killing prisoners , guilty of capital offences , by feeding them on food which con- tained no salt . Employment is no less requisite for health ; for , without ...
... soon leads to a morbid state of the body ; hence the ancient Dutch custom of killing prisoners , guilty of capital offences , by feeding them on food which con- tained no salt . Employment is no less requisite for health ; for , without ...
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Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
1ST REASON 2ND REASON 3RD REASON 4TH REASON action ancient beautiful better blessed body Catiline cheerful Cicero classical companions CONCLUSION conscience contented corrupted cultivation danger death deceived Deioces delight disease doth dress earth employment evil excite exercise fable Faliscans favour fear feel fire folly fool foolish give gold Greek habit hand happiness hath heart HISTORICAL ILLUSTRATIONS honest honour idle INTRODUCTION judgment Julius Cæsar king labour living Lord Bacon man's ment mental Milo of Crotona mind moral Nabal nature never nihil pain passions person pleasure pride Prov proverbs punishment quæ quam QUOTATIONS REASON.-A REASON.-Every REASON.-It REASON.-The rich righteous Romans salt Samnites says Shakspeare Siculi SIMILES sorrow soul spirit suffered sweet taste temper thee THEME things thou shalt thought tree Trojan war truth unto vice Virgil virtue whole wicked wisdom wise words
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 369 - Hath not a Jew eyes? Hath not a Jew hands, organs, dimensions, senses, affections, passions? Fed with the same food, hurt with the same weapons, subject to the same diseases, healed by the same means, warmed and cooled by the same winter and summer as a Christian is? If you prick us, do we not bleed? If you tickle us, do we not laugh? If you poison us, do we not die? And if you wrong us, shall we not revenge?
Seite 198 - Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.
Seite 369 - Lands intersected by a narrow frith Abhor each other. Mountains interposed Make enemies of nations, who had else Like kindred drops been mingled into one.
Seite 330 - For all things are yours ; whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come ; all are yours ; and ye are Christ's ; and Christ is God's.
Seite 273 - For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat. For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies. Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.
Seite 82 - OF all the causes which conspire to blind Man's erring judgment, and misguide the mind, What the weak head with strongest bias rules, Is pride, the never-failing vice of fools.
Seite 98 - For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves : 15 "Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing, or else excusing one another;) 16 In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men, by Jesus Christ, according to my gospel.
Seite 240 - Why has not man a microscopic eye? For this plain reason, man is not a fly.
Seite 179 - From nature's chain whatever link you strike, Tenth, or ten thousandth, breaks the chain alike. And if each system in gradation roll, Alike essential to the amazing whole, The least confusion but in one, not all That system only, but the whole must fall.
Seite 394 - Mid pleasures and palaces though we may roam, Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home...