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... give , And they who live to please , must please to live . " As to the staple matter of which the ordinary run of dramatic representations are composed , it is altogether adapted to corrupt the youthful mind , by appealing to the most ...
... give , And they who live to please , must please to live . " As to the staple matter of which the ordinary run of dramatic representations are composed , it is altogether adapted to corrupt the youthful mind , by appealing to the most ...
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... give evidence . It is said of Sir Matthew Hale , one of the greatest and most upright judges that ever sat on the bench , " that he was an extraordi- nary proficient at school , and for some time at Oxford ; but the stage - players ...
... give evidence . It is said of Sir Matthew Hale , one of the greatest and most upright judges that ever sat on the bench , " that he was an extraordi- nary proficient at school , and for some time at Oxford ; but the stage - players ...
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... give your company to such an associate , and you are in the coils of a serpent , or at any rate in the spell of the basilisk's deadly gaze , from which nothing but Omnipotence can pluck you . You may for some time be kept from imitating ...
... give your company to such an associate , and you are in the coils of a serpent , or at any rate in the spell of the basilisk's deadly gaze , from which nothing but Omnipotence can pluck you . You may for some time be kept from imitating ...
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... give the money to my em- ployer , and did not discover the note in my pocket till some time afterwards , several weeks at least . I was much alarmed at the circumstance , and knew not how to act . I was afraid to mention the matter to ...
... give the money to my em- ployer , and did not discover the note in my pocket till some time afterwards , several weeks at least . I was much alarmed at the circumstance , and knew not how to act . I was afraid to mention the matter to ...
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... give yourself up to commit all uncleanness with greedi- ness . Prov . vii . DRINKING PARTIES , though not so common as they were , or as are some other snares are still sufficiently prevalent to be pointed out as a source of danger ...
... give yourself up to commit all uncleanness with greedi- ness . Prov . vii . DRINKING PARTIES , though not so common as they were , or as are some other snares are still sufficiently prevalent to be pointed out as a source of danger ...
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Page 176 - Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words, in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him also shall the son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.
Page 88 - And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go thy way for this time ; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee.
Page 24 - For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil: but her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword. Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.
Page 86 - ... promises, kindly stepped in, and carried him away, to where the wicked cease from troubling, and where the weary are at rest ! It is during the time that we lived on this farm, that my little story is most eventful.
Page 140 - The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom : a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth for ever.
Page 84 - Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.
Page 63 - Let not thine heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths. For she hath cast down many wounded : yea, many strong men have been slain by her. Her house is the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death.
Page 109 - Behold, my master wotteth not what is with me in the house, and he hath committed all that he hath to my hand; there is none greater in this house than I ; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?
Page 156 - There, said they, is mount Zion, the heavenly Jerusalem, the innumerable company of Angels, and the Spirits of just men made perfect.
Page 170 - Religion ! what treasure untold Resides in that heavenly word ! More precious than silver and gold, Or all that this earth can afford.