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Page 10 - Thus saith the Lord, which giveth the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars, for a light by night, which divideth the sea when the waves thereof roar ; the Lord of Hosts is his name.
Page 11 - Henry I, Stephen, Henry II, Richard I, John, Henry III, Ed-ward I, Edward II, Edward III, Richard II, Henry IV...
Page 3 - The chase of birds and beasts, the several arts of fishing, with all the different kinds of agriculture, are necessary scenes of business, and give employment to the greatest part of mankind. If we look into the brute creation, we find all its individuals engaged in a painful and laborious way of life, to procure a necessary subsistence for themselves, or those that grow up under them.
Page 8 - He that hath a froward heart findeth no good : and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
Page 16 - Yes, you eat and drink, and run about upon it, that is, you enjoy it as a brute ; but to enjoy it as a rational being, is to know it, to be...
Page 18 - In short, whoever resides in the world without having any business in it, and passes away an age without ever thinking on the errand for which he was sent hither, is to me a dead man to all intents and purposes : and I desire that he may be so reputed.
Page 9 - Midsummer Day. — The Exchequer opens eight days before any term begins, except Trinity, before which it opens but four days.